Kathy Hochul: “New York stands behind them and will defend them every step of the way.”

That appears to me on its face to be a violation of civil rights to cause that kind of physical harm to an individual regardless of what the offense may be.

We have to get them off the streets, get them into a hospital for evaluation, get them treatment, and put them into a long-term care plan which is exactly what my law requires.

New York won’t be calling it that.

I'm grateful to the FBI for leading this investigation and to the New York State Police for their work to apprehend this dangerous individual.