Feb. 17 (UPI) — Five migrant men charged in connection with the highly publicized assault of two New York City police officers in Times Square last month have pleaded not guilty in their first court appearances.
Yorman Reveron, Yohenry Brito, Kelvin Servita Arocha, Wilson Juarez and Darwin Andres Gomez-Izquiel appeared Friday before Judge Ruth Pickholz to answer charges that they participated in an assault of two police officers in Times Square on Jan. 27.
All five men pleaded not guilty and were placed in custody until they can post bail, WNBC-TV reported .
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said last week two other unnamed people have been indicted in connection with the case but have not yet been apprehended, while three more allegedly involved in the brawl have not been identified.
Authorities say the fight erupted after Police Lt. Ben Kurian and Officer Zunxu Tian attempted to disperse the men who were allegedly acting “disorderly” in front of a migrant shelter on West 42nd Street.