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April 8, 2022 • Schneps Media
U.S. ATTORNEY
Samuel Fisher on Jan. 6,
2021.
A New York City man accused
of taking part in
the insurrection at the
U.S. Capitol and still facing
federal charges was sentenced
Monday to 3 1/2 years in prison
after pleading guilty in state
court to gun possession..
Samuel Fisher, 33, had been
arrested a couple of weeks after
the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, with authorities
citing posts on social media
that included firearms and talked
about being at the Capitol.
Prosecutors said a search of
Fisher’s apartment on the Upper
East Side turned up multiple
weapons and loaded high-capacity
ammunition magazines.
In a statement after the sentencing,
Manhattan District Attorney
Alvin Bragg said Fisher
“is a dangerous conspiracy theorist
who participated in one of
the gravest attacks on our democracy”
and “had the potential
to follow through with his arsenal
of advanced weaponry and
ammunition.”
In court, attorney Wayne Gosnell
told the judge that Fisher had
been taking steps like getting
help for substance abuse issues
and mental health concerns.
In an email after court, he said
Fisher was “gratified to be putting
this chapter behind him and
moving forward with his life”
and that the court recognized
“Fisher’s unique mental health
and addiction issues and imposed
a tough but fair sentence.”
– AP
BY DEAN MOSES
The third time was not a
charm for an allegedly prolific
Harlem burglar who
victimized a local steakhouse.
Police said the suspect, Tremaine
Lee, smashed his way into the Cecil
Steakhouse at 210 West 118th St. on
March 21-22, shattering the front
windows of the establishment in order
to get inside. But he went to the
well one too many times on March
24, and wound up in police custody
thanks to the work of the NYPD
and restaurant staff.
Lee, as it turned out, has an extensive
list of prior arrests, totaling
to a whopping 24 encounters, police
sources told amNewYork Metro. He
was also found with a quantity of
crack/cocaine in his possession.
According to NYPD reports, the
suspect allegedly hit other restaurants
around upper Manhattan in
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much the same way — used a brick
in the majority of his burglaries to
smash through the front entryway
to gain cash.
On Feb. 28, Lee reportedly used
a brick to smash the glass door of
La Rubia on 3517 Broadway where
he made off with $600. Lee allegedly
also attempted to break the
door of 57 Lenox Ave. when he was
confronted by an individual inside.
But the beginning of the burglary
pattern’s end came on March 21 at
the Cecil Steakhouse. That morning,
general manager Brian Perez
discovered the damage the suspect
left behind.
He found a brick on the floor and
a carpet of glass fragments. The registers
had been emptied and a sense
of security had been shattered,
much like the large window itself.
However, it wouldn’t be the last
time that a sense of security would
be violated.
In response to this breach, Cecil
owner Raphael Benavides
spent several thousands of dollars
implementing a series of bars
across their windows. However,
before the maintenance could
be completed, the heavy-handed
burglar struck again.
“These are new. They were installed
on Wednesday but only on
this side, that’s why he tried to go to
the other side on Thursday,” Perez
told amNewYork, explaining that
the man returned with a brick mere
days after the first robbery, but this
time the suspect struggled to make
it through the window. “It has two
sides to it. He smashed the first side
and that was around 5 a.m. in the
morning — nobody was around at
all — but he couldn’t get through
the other side.”
Although another window was
ruined and had to be boarded up,
this time the thief had to leave empty
handed, yet he would try once more.
“He comes in, this was Tuesday,
but the third time my boss was
here,” Perez said. “The only window
that was available was the delivery
door one and he started checking
that out. My boss sees him and he
says, ‘Don’t break my f**king window’
and he the suspect starts
walking away, not running, walking
and my boss had enough time to call
the cops and they got him.”
According to police sources, the
suspect was identified as 39-yearold
Tremaine Lee of 141 West
139 St.. Perez and the restaurant’s
publicist Gail Tweedy were disturbed
that someone from the
neighborhood would target his
own community.
Between the emptied registers,
the broken windows, and the installation
of the security bars, Perez
estimates the business has lost
about $30,000..
PHOTO BY DEAN MOSES
Cecil Steakhouse general manager Brian Perez helped stop a prolific burglar
Alleged
coup goon
sentenced
in gun case
Arrest served well-done
Alleged Harlem burglar foiled by restaurant staff, cops