Bodega Clerk Who Was Jailed for Defending His Life Sues Woke DA Alvin Bragg for Racial Discrimination
Posted on AllSides October 2nd, 2023
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....