Two suspected migrants, one of whom was armed with a loaded machine-gun, have been spotted roaming the streets of New York City after they attacked two police officers while resisting arrest last week.
Abraham Sosa, 20, a resident above a day care center in the Bronx, was discovered trespassing and urinating inside an unauthorized tunnel area of a Bronx subway station on Nov. 5 around 4:30 p.m. Police approached him and asked for identification, which he refused to provide. The NYPD informs Fox News Digital that the officers then tried to arrest Sosa on the northbound platform of the Kingsbridge subway station, but he resisted by stiffening his arms and not allowing himself to be handcuffed.
A scuffle ensued with Christopher Mayren, 20, jumping in to interfere with the arrest.
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The AR-15 confiscated by the NYPD (NYPD)
During the altercation, a loaded and defaced Palmetto State Armory PA-15 firearm fell out of Sosa’s backpack, according to police.
Mayren also kicked one of the officer’s body cameras onto the subway track.
They were both arrested, and Mayren was later found with one of the officer’s cell phones.
Two officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to area hospitals. They were both knocked down during the struggle, according to a criminal complaint.
Sosa faced multiple charges, including criminal possession of a machine gun, criminal possession of a loaded firearm and defaced weapon, resisting arrest, and obstruction of governmental administration.
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FILE – Migrants who arrived from Eagle Pass, Texas, walk to the shelters at Floyd Bennett Field in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Feb. 3, 2024. (Charly Triballeau/ AFP)
He was also charged with trespassing, assaulting a police officer, assault, as well as 25 counts of criminal possession of a weapon with a bullet, police say.
Mayren faced charges of obstructing governmental administration, criminal mischief, criminal possession of stolen property, petit larceny, aggravated harassment, and harassment.
Mayren was released without bail, while Sosa was sent to Rikers Island on a $25,000 bond, which he posted on Nov. 12, according to the Bronx District Attorney’s Office.
The NYPD states that neither Sosa nor Mayren have prior arrest records.
Sosa initially claimed he had injured his ankle.
“Really?” Sosa said to the officers, as per the criminal complaint. “For using the bathroom?
“But miss I hurt my ankle,” he said. “Let me show you my ankle.”
New York Post reports, citing sources that the suspects are migrants, with Mayren linked to a notorious drug cartel based on a tattoo on his arm.
Law enforcement cannot disclose a person’s immigration status by law. Fox News Digital reached out to ICE for more information regarding their immigration status.
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A group of migrants were captured kicking two police officers in Times Square in January, sparking national uproar. (Manhattan District Attorney via AP)
“This is crazy,” a Bronx detective told The Post. “You have a member of a Mexican cartel running around. That tattoo is a billboard for ‘I am a criminal. I don’t care about your laws.’
“Can it get more dangerous than riding a subway with a loaded rifle? And when he’s not on a train, he’s upstairs from little children in the day care center,” they said. “These are two very dangerous scenarios.”
This is not the first incident where migrants have been accused of attacking New York City law enforcement officials.
In a widely circulated video, a group of migrants were seen kicking two police officers in Times Square in January, causing widespread outrage.
