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NYC judge fails to take a bite out of crime after repeat offender chomps on cop

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Moore, T. (2026, September 19). NYC judge fails to take a bite out of crime after repeat offender chomps on cop. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/19/us-news/nyc-judge-fails-to-take-a-bite-out-of-crime-after-repeat-offender-chomps-on-cop/

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Derrick Daniels, a 23-year-old repeat offender from New Jersey with seven prior arrests, allegedly bit a police sergeant and resisted arrest at the Brighton Beach subway station in Brooklyn on September 13. Despite inflicting injuries on two officers and being charged with assault and grand larceny for phone thefts, Judge Michele Russo released Daniels without bail, citing non-monetary conditions. The article highlights concerns about the revolving door criminal justice system contributing to ongoing transit crime issues in New York City.

Written by AI on 2026-09-19, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On September 13, a 23-year-old man named Derrick Daniels, already known to the NYPD due to previous offenses, bit a police sergeant during an arrest at the Brighton Beach subway station in Brooklyn. The incident occurred around 5:15 AM when officers attempted to apprehend Daniels for a bench warrant related to two recent grand larceny charges for thefts of mobile phones from sleeping individuals. During the violent confrontation, Daniels also injured a detective's knee and bit the sergeant on her forearm, causing minor injuries that required medical attention. Despite his history—he has seven prior arrests, three within the past year—a judge released Daniels shortly after his arrest, highlighting concerns about judicial leniency in handling repeat offenders.

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A repeat transit offender allegedly bit a police sergeant last week while violently resisting arrest — and was promptly sprung by a judge anyway, The Post has learned. uncertain

Post → bite → judge

Derrick Daniels, of New Jersey, already on the NYPD’s radar, was at the Brighton Beach subway station in Brooklyn when cops spotted him around 5:15 a.m. on Sept. 13, cops said. asserted

cops → spot → Sept.

Aware of a bench warrant for his arrest, two police officers pursued Daniels, 23, according to an NYPD spokesman. uncertain

officers → pursue → spokesman

“They tried to take him into custody [and] he violently resisted arrest,” the spokesman said. asserted

spokesman → try → arrest

That’s when he allegedly bit the sergeant in the forearm, breaking her skin and leaving her bloody, a photo of the injury shows. uncertain

photo → ’ → injury

She’s recuperating at home, cops said. asserted

cops → recuperate → home

A detective also suffered injuries to his knee, police said. asserted

police → suffer → knee

Police slapped Daniels with two counts of assault. asserted

Police → slap → assault

He was also hit with two counts of grand larceny for alleged thefts at the Parkside Avenue station on Aug. 26 and at the Stillwell Avenue Station on Sept. 9, cops said. asserted

cops → hit → Sept.

In both cases, Daniels took phones from people who were sleeping, and had the phones on him when he was arrested, police said. asserted

police → take → him

Daniels has seven prior arrests, three of them in the past year, for crime in transit, police sources said. asserted

sources → have → transit

More than half the people arrested in 2026 so far for transit crimes had three or more arrests, according to police. uncertain

people → arrest → police

“When we talk about transit, this guy is one of the select few,” a police source said. asserted

source → talk → few

Despite the bloody cop and Daniels’ long rap sheet, Judge Michele Russo released him on non-monetary conditions, court records show. asserted

records → release → conditions

It wasn’t immediately clear if prosecutors asked for bail, as an email to the Brooklyn district attorney’s office wasn’t returned. asserted

email → ask → office

The revolving door criminal justice system is a problem in the city’s transit system, a police source said. asserted

source → revolve → system

“Clearly, the rest of the system needs to hold up their end of the bargain,” the source said. asserted

source → need → bargain

“We have two cops that were injured. asserted

that → have → cops

We’re being assaulted in the transit system while we’re doing our job.” asserted

we → assault → job

NYC judge fails to take a bite out of crime after repeat offender chomps on cop

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