Bodega Clerk Forced to Defend His Life Only to Face Murder Charges Sues Woke DA
Former bodega clerk Jose Alba, who was arrested after stabbing a man to death in self-defense in New York City, is fighting back. Alba, who spent six days in Rikers Island before a groundswell of complaints and…
Former bodega clerk Jose Alba, who was arrested after stabbing a man to death in self-defense in New York City, is fighting back.
Alba, who spent six days in Rikers Island before a groundswell of complaints and definitive video evidence made the charge against him untenable, is suing Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the New York City Police Department for racial discrimination, according to the New York Post.
The civil rights suit filed in federal court in Manhattan said Alba was collateral damage in the policies pursued by Bragg.
“While in theory, Bragg’s ‘racial equity’ policies are a well-intentioned attempt by him to implement even-handed justice, the means and methods employed by Bragg have instead had an opposite effect and resulted in discrimination against certain defendants based on race,” said the lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages and a jury trial.
On July 1, Alba had a dispute with a woman named Tina Lee because she could not pay for a bag of chips. She fetched her boyfriend, Austin Simon, who assaulted Alba as was shown on video.
In the struggle, which Simon initiated, Alba stabbed Simon to death. When police arrived, they were told by Lee what she said took place, arrested Alba and locked him away.
Bragg had Alba