PBA statement on plea agreement in Times Square gang assault

In state Supreme Court in Manhattan today, Darwin Gomez-Izquiel formally accepted a plea agreement carrying a sentence of 364 days in jail for his role in the January gang assault on a police officer and lieutenant in Times Square.

PBA President Patrick Hendry said:

“The sentence should absolutely be longer, but we’re glad that this individual is pleading guilty to a felony and will continue serving time for this brazen attack on our brothers. However, the important test will come once his sentence is up. He needs to be deported immediately upon release, without setting another foot on our city streets. And there are several other defendants who had an even bigger role in this vicious attack whose cases are still pending. We will be watching to make sure they face justice.”