Manhattan DA Charges Bodega Worker with Murder After Stabbing Violent Ex-Con in Self-Defense

[jct74]

Manhattan DA Charges Bodega Worker with Murder After Stabbing Violent Ex-Con in Self-Defense (VIDEO)

By Cristina Laila
July 7, 2022

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg charged a bodega worker with murder when he clearly acted in self defense.

51-year-old Jose Alba stabbed his attacker several times in self-defense and now he’s at Rikers Island jail facing a murder charge.

Alba fatally stabbed Austin Simon, 35, a career criminal who violently attacked him behind the counter last Friday night.

According to reports, Austin Simon’s girlfriend got into an argument with Alba after her EBT card was declined when she tried to purchase a bag of chips.

The disgruntled woman then left the bodega, ran home and returned with her boyfriend – and that’s when the confrontation escalated.

According to Alba’s defense lawyer, the 32-year-old woman took a knife out of her purse and stabbed the bodega worker in the shoulder, the New York Post reported.

She is not facing charges for stabbing Jose Alba – But Jose Alba is facing a second-degree murder charge for fatally stabbing Austin Simon – AFTER the assailants stabbed him and violently attacked him.

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status...74624127729665

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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/202...defense-video/

[luctor-et-emergo]

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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/202...defense-video/

If the quoted events are what transpired I don't see how there could be any question it's not self defence. If nothing happened before this confrontation the resulting damage may be severe but still, it didn't look like the gentleman that ended up passing away was behind the counter for a friendly visit.

[Anti Globalist]

I bet if the DA knew somebody that killed someone in self defense they wouldn't charge them with anything.

[GlennwaldSnowdenAssanged]

The DA should be charge with a crime. WTF is wrong with this country?

[Occam's Banana]

https://twitter.com/actualgrant/stat...58927790747649

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[jct74]

Tucker coverage

[Contumacious]

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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/202...defense-video/

Yet another reason to avoid NYC.

[Anti Federalist]

New video shows the girlfriend stabbing Alba as well, with no justification of self defense.

No charges filed.

[Anti Federalist]

Manhattan DA Drops Murder Charge Against Jose Alba. It Never Should Have Been Filed.

https://reason.com/2022/07/19/manhat...ve-been-filed/

The initial decision to pursue prosecution runs contrary to the campaign promises of Alvin Bragg, who claims to understand that, so often, the process is the punishment.

Billy Binion | 7.19.2022 1:40 PM

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has dropped a murder charge against a bodega worker who stabbed a customer during a highly publicized altercation that reinvigorated a debate around self-defense and victimization.

Bragg acknowledged in Manhattan Criminal Court that his office could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the 61-year-old clerk, Jose Alba, "was not justified in his use of deadly physical force."

Around 11 p.m. on July 1, Austin Simon, 35, entered the store shouting profanities at Alba after Simon's girlfriend's payment was declined for a bag of chips. Simon then came behind the cashier's counter, shoved Alba, hovered over him, and appeared to try to forcibly remove him from behind the cash wrap. Alba subsequently grabbed a knife and stabbed Simon, ultimately killing him.

Additional surveillance footage shows Simon's girlfriend telling Alba that Simon was about to come in and "$#@! [him] up." And while the fight was ongoing, she can be seen stabbing Alba—although no charges have been filed against her, including for unlawful possession of a weapon.

[donnay]

Good.

[Anti Globalist]

Good to hear.

[Occam's Banana]

https://twitter.com/greg_price11/sta...22565600415746

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[Occam's Banana]

Lawsuit Filed Against Alba Store
In this video I discuss how the attacker's family in the Jose Alba case is suing the store & eventually Alba.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbkBi697jzE