Arizona Prosecutor Clashes with NYC DA Over Extradition of SoHo Hotel Murder Suspect
TL;DR
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell refuses to extradite murder suspect Raad Almansoori to Manhattan, implying she doesn't trust DA Alvin Bragg to keep him locked up. Mitchell accuses Bragg of being soft on crime and insists on prosecuting Almansoori for violent felonies in Arizona first. Bragg fires back, criticizing Mitchell for politicizing the case and playing games. The legal feud centers around the extradition of Almansoori, who is charged with a string of violent crimes in both Arizona and New York, including the murder of a woman in a Soho hotel.
- Arizona prosecutor’s feud with Alvin Bragg gets fiery as she implies the DA could let NYC hotel murder suspect walk New York Post
- Who is Rachel Mitchell, the Arizona prosecutor refusing to extradite accused NYC Soho hotel killer Raad Almansoor? New York Daily News
- Manhattan DA slams AZ prosecutor for refusing to extradite NYC murder suspect Gothamist
- Arizona prosecutor fires back at NYC DA Bragg, defends decision to refuse extradition for violent suspect Fox News
- SoHo hotel murder: Who is Raad Almansoori? A look into his alleged crimes FOX 5 New York
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