A criminal with an extensive arrest history who went on an unhinged rampage in a Manhattan neighborhood earlier this year is about to be turned loose, amNewYork Metro has learned.
Manhattan community afraid man who allegedly went on violent rampage at laundromat may soon be free to cause more harmA criminal with an extensive arrest history who went on an unhinged rampage in a Manhattan neighborhood earlier this year is about to be turned loose back on the streets, amNewYork Metro has learned.
The sources said that Latimer, whose last known address is the Bowery Mission homeless shelter on the Lower East Side, could be released from Rikers Island on or about Dec. 18 after undergoing minimal mental health care. The suspect, who was described as having his entire body covered in tattoos kicked the business’s glass doors, sending razor-sharp shards flying.“I heard him screaming at the glass, yelling, ‘F**king bitch.’ He stared at the glass and then turned around and then donkey-kicked the front door and it completely shattered,” said the witness, who asked not to be identified. “Then he went into the road by the M15 bus stop.
After about an hour of mayhem, officers finally caught up to Latimer near the corner of 26th Street and 1st Avenue at around 9:40 p.m. on Sept. 16. They slapped the cuffs on him and charged him with three counts each of criminal mischief and menacing. Prior to his most recent arrest, he was cuffed for an assault in August, possessing burglary tools in July, and bail jumping in March. Sources familiar with Latimer’s history also report that he has a laundry list of arrests out of state in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
This has led to concerns among laundromat workers and other in the community that Latimer will return to cause additional trouble — or even worse actions.
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