Arizona prosecutors won't agree to extradite SoHo hotel murder suspect to N.Y.

GRANT THOSE RIGHTS TO NONCITIZENS BUT REPUBLICANS CHALLENGED THE MEASURE AND WON. TODAY'S RULING UPHOLDS THAT DECISION. >>> NOW TO A MURDER INVESTIGATION PUT ON HOLD AND IT ALL COMES DOWN TO POLITICS. THE MAN WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF A WOMAN AND SOHO IS BEHIND BARS IN ARIZONA BUT PROSECUTORS WILL NOT LET HIM LEAVE THE STATE. NAVEEN DHALIWAL IS LIVE TO SORT OUT ALL THE DETAILS. >> Reporter: RAAD ALMANSOORI IS IN ARIZONA AND POLICE SAY HE LBUT ARIZONA PROSECUTORS SAY THAT'S NOT HAPPENING. >> WE WILL NOT BE AGREEING TO EXTRADITION. >> MARICOPA COUNTY ATTORNEY RACHEL MITCHELL MAKING A BOLD STATEMENT SAYING SHE WILL NOT ALLOW RAAD ALMANSOORI BACK TO NEW YORK AS PROSECUTORS HERE SAY HE IS CONNECTED TO THE KILLING OF 38-YEAR-OLD AT A HOTEL TWO WEEKS AGO. >> HAVING OBSERVED THE TREATMENT OF VIOLENT CRIMINALS IN THE NEW YORK AREA BY THE MANHATTAN DA ALVIN BRAGG I THINK IT IS SAFER TO KEEP HIM HERE. >> THE DAS OFFICE ACCUSING ARIZONA PROSECUTORS OF PLAYING POLITICAL GAMES IN A MURDER INVESTIGATION. >> I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A STATE NOT GRANTING THE EXTRADITION FROM ANOTHER STATE . >> CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY AND FORMER PROSECUTOR DAVID SCHWARTZ CALLING THE STATEMENT UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND POLITICALLY MOTIVATED. >> TO HOLD SOMEONE BECAUSE YOU THINK THAT THE LAWS IN THE OTHER STATE ARE NOT GOING TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE BASED ON BAIL. IT IS SUCH A RIDICULOUS ARGUMENT. >> WHILE ALMANSOORI HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED WITH THE KILLING OF DENISSE OLEAS-ARANCIBIA YET , HER FAMILY REMEMBERING HER LOVING WAYS SAYING SHE WAS ALWAYS MAKING EVERYONE LAUGH AND HAD SUCH A HUGE HEART. SHE DID NOT DESERVE TO BE MURDERED. MY FAMILY IS COMPLETELY HEARTBROKEN AND THEY WANT JUSTICE. THE NEW YORK PROSECUTORS ARE DETERMINED TO BRING THAT. >> THEY ARE MORE THAN QUALIFIED TO TRY THIS CASE OF A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT THAT UNDOUBTEDLY IS GOING TO BE HELD WITHOUT BAIL . >> RepoCOrtUNerTY: THE

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Length: 2min 33sec (153 seconds)

Published: Thu Feb 22 2024