Buffalo man arraigned on riot charges related to May protests in Niagara Square
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A 27-YEAR-OLDBUFFALO MAN WASBACK IN COURT FORTHE SECOND TIMETHIS WEEK.ON MONDAY -- IT WASFOR CHARGESRELATED TO FELONARSON.
TODAY... HESTOOD IN FRONT OF AJUDGE, ACCUSED OFINCITING A RIOHERE'S 7 EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTERMADISON CARTERWITH THE STORYTONIGHT.INNOCENT UNTILPROVEN GUILTY.THAT'S WHAT 27-YEAR-OLD DINOBRUSCIA SAID TO OURCAMERAS FOLLOWINGHIS ARRAIGNMENTTHIS MORNING.ERIE COUNTYDISTRICT ATTORNEYJOHN FLYNN SAYS OFTHE 60-PLUS PEOPLEHE'S PROSECUTINGRELATED TO THEBUFFALO PROTESTS --BRUSCIA IS THE ONLYONE FACING THISPARTICULAR CHARGE.LITERALLY ONECHARGED WITHINCITING A RIOT, THEONLY ONE.HE'S ACCUSED OFCREATING AN EVENTON FACEBOOK MAY31ST ENCOURAGINGPEOPLE TO LOOT THEGALLERIA MALL, THENIGHT AFTER RIOTINGIN NIAGARA SQUARE.I WAS NEVER OUTSIDETHE GALLERIA MALL, IWAS NOT ANYWHERENEAR THE RESIDENCE,I DO NOT LIVE IN THETOWN OFCHEEKTOWAGA.FLYNN SAYS HE ISINNOCENT UNTILPROVEN GUILTY.BUT HE ALSO SAYSTHIS CASE DRAWSATTENTION TO SOMECRACKS IN BAILREFORM WHEN ITCOMES TO REPEATOFFENDERS.WITH ARSON, I HAVECONCERNS THAT THEBAIL REFORM WENTTOO FAR AND THISINDIVIDUAL IS NOW OUTOF JAIL.FLYNN IS REFERRINGTO HIS FELONYCHARGE THATBRUSCIA WASARRAIGNED ONMONDAYTHE ACCUSATION ISTHAT HE USED A FLAREGUN TO SHOOT INTO ANINDIVIDUAL'S HOMEAND IT CAUSEDDAMAGE TO THE LIVINGROOM AREA OF THEHOME, AND THAT, TOME, IS A VIOLENT ACT.ROBIN WOLFGANG ISRUNING FOR ANAMHERST ASSEMBLYSEAT AND HAD ASTRONG REACTION TOTHIS CASEBAIL REFORM NEEDSTO BE REPEALED ANDSTART OVER.
THEREARE SO MANY THINGSIN IT THAT HAVEPROBLEMS AND THATMAKE OUR AMHERSTDISTRICT SO MUCHLESS SAFE.SHE WANTS JUDGESTO HAVE MORE ABILITYTO USE DISCRETIONJUDGES NEED TO BEABLE TO LOOK AT WHATWAS THE CRIME, DOESTHE PERSON HAVE APREVIOUS RECORD,WHAT IS THELIKELIHOOD THISPERSON WILLREOFFEND, DOANOTHER CRIME?
ANDLASTLY, WHAT WILL ITTAKE FOR THISPERSON TOOREAPPEAR.BRUSCIA WILL BEBACK IN COURTSEPTEMBER 22MC, 7EWN.