Leroy N. Soetoro
2024-08-18 01:16:04 UTC
https://nypost.com/2024/08/17/us-news/notoriously-lefty-nyc-judge-finds-
bullet-holes-in-pads-bedroom-but-didnt-bother-to-call-the-cops/
A notoriously lenient Manhattan criminal court judge discovered bullet
holes in the bedroom of her apartment but didnt bother calling cops,
The Post has learned.
Judge Valentina Morales, an appointee of former Mayor Bill de Blasio who
has sprung at least four violent criminals in the last three years,
discovered holes in and above her bed, and a shattered ceiling fan light
bulb on July 31, according to a criminal complaint.
The judge, who was not home when the shot was fired, also found a hole in
a plastic box underneath her bed and a bullet fragment inside the box,
authorities said in the complaint.
She notified the Office of Court Administration, which oversees judges,
and the agency contacted soft on crime Manhattan District Attorney Alvin
Bragg on Aug. 1, law enforcement sources said.
Investigators from Braggs office went to her building and spoke to her
upstairs neighbor, John Moore, who was convicted for drug dealing in 1987,
records show.
Moore, 59, wasnt home but investigators were let in by a roommate and
found a hole in his bedroom floor, the document states. Moore later told
them he accidentally fired a weapon and then threw it in the Hudson River,
prosecutors said.
The NYPD was finally notified Aug. 2, when an arrest warrant was served on
Moores apartment, the sources said.
Once inside, NYPD investigators found an arsenal of weapons, including a
sawed-off shotgun and approximately 18 rounds of shotgun ammunition, one
flintlock antique pistol, nearly 50 hollow point 9mm ammo rounds and 21
.38 caliber rounds, authorities said in the criminal complaint.
Other items included 22 switchblades, 12 electronic stun guns, eight
collapsible batons, three sets of brass knuckles, and two wallets
containing law enforcement badges, according to the complaint.
Police sources werent surprised the judge avoided calling New Yorks
Finest.
She didnt call the cops because we dont like her for letting criminals
go, a longtime NYPD detective said. She called the DA.
Office of Court Administration spokesman Al Baker said he couldnt discuss
ongoing investigations or specific security protocols.
The safety of our judges and court staff is an utmost priority for the
UCS, and we take any threats, or actual instances of violence, against
judges and staff extremely seriously, Baker said.
Morales was working as a Bronx judge in 2022 when she set ex-con Frankie
Centeno with electronic monitoring for gun possession charges after the
Bronx DA asked for $100,000 cash bail or $300,000 bond. Centeno fled the
country and had to be rearrested.
Morales previously sprung Venezuelan migrant Walter Almachi Leal without
bail, after he slashed a 43-year-old victim with a busted beer bottle on
West 39th Street on Oct. 2, 2023, records show.
She also released 18-year-old Kalifa Quattara, an Up the Hill gang member,
on electronic monitoring earlier this year after he was busted with a
loaded gun on April 19 and admitted to using the weapon in a shootout with
gang rivals. His shots didnt hit anyone.
Moore was charged with weapons possession and reckless endangerment,
officials said. He has four prior arrests with the last one from 2011 for
weapons possession, police sources said. He also has a burglary arrest
from 2010, the sources said.
Moore was held on $100,000 cash or $300,000 partially secured bond,
officials said.
He was being housed at Rikers Island as of Friday. His next court date is
Sept. 15.
Braggs office didnt comment. The judges address wasnt released.
Additional reporting by Georgia Worrell.
Conversation
Buffalobills
6 hours ago
I find it mind boggling that people like this can ever be allowed to serve
in positions of authority, much less as Judges? This is what happens when
a society deviates from its Constitution, its Laws and its moral
foundation.
Les Wages
4 hours ago
The safety of our judges and court staff is an utmost priority for the
UCS, and we take any threats, or actual instances of violence, against
judges and staff extremely seriously, Baker said.
Weird. These judges dont feel the same way about the citizens theyre
supposed to protect.
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Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
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fiasco, President Trump.
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President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.
bullet-holes-in-pads-bedroom-but-didnt-bother-to-call-the-cops/
A notoriously lenient Manhattan criminal court judge discovered bullet
holes in the bedroom of her apartment but didnt bother calling cops,
The Post has learned.
Judge Valentina Morales, an appointee of former Mayor Bill de Blasio who
has sprung at least four violent criminals in the last three years,
discovered holes in and above her bed, and a shattered ceiling fan light
bulb on July 31, according to a criminal complaint.
The judge, who was not home when the shot was fired, also found a hole in
a plastic box underneath her bed and a bullet fragment inside the box,
authorities said in the complaint.
She notified the Office of Court Administration, which oversees judges,
and the agency contacted soft on crime Manhattan District Attorney Alvin
Bragg on Aug. 1, law enforcement sources said.
Investigators from Braggs office went to her building and spoke to her
upstairs neighbor, John Moore, who was convicted for drug dealing in 1987,
records show.
Moore, 59, wasnt home but investigators were let in by a roommate and
found a hole in his bedroom floor, the document states. Moore later told
them he accidentally fired a weapon and then threw it in the Hudson River,
prosecutors said.
The NYPD was finally notified Aug. 2, when an arrest warrant was served on
Moores apartment, the sources said.
Once inside, NYPD investigators found an arsenal of weapons, including a
sawed-off shotgun and approximately 18 rounds of shotgun ammunition, one
flintlock antique pistol, nearly 50 hollow point 9mm ammo rounds and 21
.38 caliber rounds, authorities said in the criminal complaint.
Other items included 22 switchblades, 12 electronic stun guns, eight
collapsible batons, three sets of brass knuckles, and two wallets
containing law enforcement badges, according to the complaint.
Police sources werent surprised the judge avoided calling New Yorks
Finest.
She didnt call the cops because we dont like her for letting criminals
go, a longtime NYPD detective said. She called the DA.
Office of Court Administration spokesman Al Baker said he couldnt discuss
ongoing investigations or specific security protocols.
The safety of our judges and court staff is an utmost priority for the
UCS, and we take any threats, or actual instances of violence, against
judges and staff extremely seriously, Baker said.
Morales was working as a Bronx judge in 2022 when she set ex-con Frankie
Centeno with electronic monitoring for gun possession charges after the
Bronx DA asked for $100,000 cash bail or $300,000 bond. Centeno fled the
country and had to be rearrested.
Morales previously sprung Venezuelan migrant Walter Almachi Leal without
bail, after he slashed a 43-year-old victim with a busted beer bottle on
West 39th Street on Oct. 2, 2023, records show.
She also released 18-year-old Kalifa Quattara, an Up the Hill gang member,
on electronic monitoring earlier this year after he was busted with a
loaded gun on April 19 and admitted to using the weapon in a shootout with
gang rivals. His shots didnt hit anyone.
Moore was charged with weapons possession and reckless endangerment,
officials said. He has four prior arrests with the last one from 2011 for
weapons possession, police sources said. He also has a burglary arrest
from 2010, the sources said.
Moore was held on $100,000 cash or $300,000 partially secured bond,
officials said.
He was being housed at Rikers Island as of Friday. His next court date is
Sept. 15.
Braggs office didnt comment. The judges address wasnt released.
Additional reporting by Georgia Worrell.
Conversation
Buffalobills
6 hours ago
I find it mind boggling that people like this can ever be allowed to serve
in positions of authority, much less as Judges? This is what happens when
a society deviates from its Constitution, its Laws and its moral
foundation.
Les Wages
4 hours ago
The safety of our judges and court staff is an utmost priority for the
UCS, and we take any threats, or actual instances of violence, against
judges and staff extremely seriously, Baker said.
Weird. These judges dont feel the same way about the citizens theyre
supposed to protect.
--
We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that
stupid people won't be offended.
Durham Report: The FBI has an integrity problem. It has none.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.