Latin Kings gang leader Jorge Cornell plead not guilty in federal court yesterday but remained in jail after he was denied bail.
Meanwhile, Greensboro police are defending extradition orders for Lamont Pride, who is now charged in New York City with shooting death of an NYPD officer.
The overall question, of course, is why Pride was on the streets to begin with following his Nov. 3 arrest on drug charges, after which he was released on his own recognizance. Seems to me if N.Y. officials saw an extradition order on this guy — in-state or otherwise —they might want check him out a little further.
Update: Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly “did not criticize the Brooklyn judge for the decision” to release Pride on his own recognizance, “but he did note the prosecutor’s $2,500 bail request, implying that it was relatively low.”
The Brooklyn district attorney’s office “said that $2,500 was relatively high for the charge Mr. Pride was facing.”
