Manhattan prosecutors announced Friday they will formally request the extradition of a career criminal accused of killing a Queens mother in a SoHo hotel, and Arizona authorities have refused to extradite him to the Big Apple. The conflict intensified.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has charged Raad Alman with murder and robbery for allegedly beating and strangling Dennis Oleas Aranchibia, 38, in a room at the Soho 54 Hotel on February 7. It was announced that Souri, 26, had been indicted.
Following the indictment, Mr. Bragg’s office announced that it would move to formally request that New York Governor Cathy Hochul issue a warrant for Mr. Almansouri’s extradition from Maricopa County, Arizona, to Manhattan.
Police sources said Bragg, in a statement, said in a statement that Oleas Arancivia, who was found dead by a hotel maid with a bloody iron next to his head, had been charged with his office. He said the case was one step closer to justice.
“Our professional and dedicated prosecutors and investigators will continue to develop the strongest case possible and ensure that Mr. Raad al-Mansoori is indicted on these horrific charges upon his return to New York,” Bragg said in a statement. I am prepared to do so.”
“My heart goes out to Oleas Aranchibia’s family and loved ones as they continue to grieve her loss during this difficult time, and to the victims of Almansouri’s alleged crimes in Maricopa County. .”
Al-Mansouri was arrested in Scottsdale on February 18 on suspicion of carjacking a woman and assaulting another woman at a local McDonald’s, and is being held in Arizona on charges of attempted murder, assault and kidnapping. There is.
His arrest came about 10 days after he allegedly beat and strangled Oleas-Aranchibia, who was seen on surveillance footage leaving the hotel wearing the victim’s pink tights. , authorities announced.
Bragg came after Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said she could not trust the Democratic DA’s office to keep Al-Mansouri locked up if he was extradited to New York to face charges in the murder of Oleas Aranchibia. He was embroiled in a political dogfight with him.
Ms. Mitchell later said she would only consider removing Ms. Almansouri after her office finishes prosecuting the pending case in Arizona, but Mr. Bragg has been asked to face the more serious murder charge. , had called for Al-Mansoori to be brought back to Manhattan.
Prosecutors then fired back at Mitchell, accusing Republicans of “simple, old-fashioned bigotry and politics.”
“It is deeply disturbing that a member of my profession, a member of law enforcement, would choose to play politics with a murder case,” Bragg said at a Feb. 22 press conference. “The conversation should be about the victims, the families of the victims. That’s what we’re doing in Manhattan.”
When al-Mansoori was arrested in Arizona, he allegedly confessed to the murder, saying his mother “couldn’t die,” according to local prosecutors.
Authorities said Oleas Aranchibia, who worked as an escort, had booked a date with the murder suspect when the two got into an argument over time, which resulted in him strangling her. That’s what it means.
Prosecutors said the man allegedly tried to break her neck while strangling her and stomping on her head several times, then tried to suffocate her by putting a sock over her head.
