May 9 (UPI) — A man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for his “brazen” knife attacks in Times Square in 2022, which injured three New York City Police Department officers, the Justice Dept. said Thursday.
Trevor Bickford, who was 19 at the time of the attack, came from Maine in December 2022 intending to carry out a jihadist attack on officers in uniform with a “machete-style knife,” prosecutors said .
Bickford pleaded guilty in January to charges stemsix ming from the attack — three counts of attempted murder of government officials and three counts of assault on government officials.
Bickford, now 20, was sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release in addition to the prison term.
“Today’s sentence holds Trevor Bickford accountable for his premeditated 2022 terrorist attack in Times Square during which he attempted to kill three NYPD officers in a violent rampage,” U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement . “The Justice Department is deeply grateful to the NYPD for its quick actions and bravery in disrupting this New Year’s Eve attack, and for the work it does every day to keep New Yorkers safe. The Justice Department will always stand by its state and local law enforcement partners as we work together to counter the threat of terrorism, and that includes being relentless in prosecuting those who seek to harm officers.”