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Nutjob strolled into NYC court with loaded handgun tucked in his underwear

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DeTurris, D., Vago, S., & Marino, J. (2026, September 23). Nutjob strolled into NYC court with loaded handgun tucked in his underwear. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/us-news/nutjob-strolled-into-nyc-court-with-loaded-handgun-tucked-in-his-underwear/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-23 · by David DeTurris, Steven Vago, Joe Marino

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Jamal Frett, a 26-year-old with 18 prior arrests, entered a Bronx courtroom with a loaded handgun hidden in his underwear on September 21. After causing a disturbance and threatening court officers, Frett was subdued, and the weapon was discovered during his arrest. The incident has prompted an internal review by the state Office of Court Administration to understand how security protocols failed. Frett faces multiple criminal possession charges related to the gun.
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On September 21, Jamal Frett, a 26-year-old parolee with 18 prior arrests, managed to enter the Bronx County Hall of Justice in New York City with a loaded black Ruger handgun hidden in his underwear. Security camera footage showed that Frett had walked through metal detectors before entering the building around 11:10 AM. Once inside, he began disrupting court proceedings and resisted officers' attempts to restrain him, leading to the discovery of the weapon during an altercation with court staff. Prosecutors charged Frett with several criminal possession of a weapon offenses among other charges; he was remanded without bail. The incident prompted an internal review by the Unified Court System’s Office of Court Administration to determine how the gun could have bypassed security measures.

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📰 Gunman Infiltrates Courtroom
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David DeTurris
59 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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🔮 Odeh was charged with a count of conspiracy to transmit threats in interstate and foreign commerce and could face up to five years in prison, The Detroit News reported.
🔮 The dad told the local TV station he’d noticed the room where he and his children were sleeping, which was warmed by a space heater, was cold after a pet left the door open – and he could see his own breath.
🔮 Hochul was all smiles as she campaigned with the two progressives at Murphy’s Sports Bar in Astoria, and insisted the support of the two controversial lefty figures wouldn’t turn off moderate voters ahead of Tuesday’s gubernatorial election.
🔮 Months later, the superior responded that no accommodation could be made, leading the dander-intolerant attendant to have “difficulty breathing” as a result of the pet exposure, the complaint reads.
🔮 Patel, founder and medical director of the Global Robotics Institute, believes the procedure could usher in “a new era of surgery.”
🔮 Her attorney asked for a bail of $10,000, citing the undue financial burden it would place on Familia’s family, though the judge still held her on a $250,000 bail.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been quietly playing pickup basketball with buddies at an NYPD gym in Queens, sources confirmed to The Post.
🔮 But Mochalova’s lawyer Lila Carpenter told the court that the alleged attacker had no prior arrests and is gainfully employed, arguing that “there may be an ID issue” by cops for her client.
🔮 Attorney information for Rodriguez, who is expected to appear to Bergen County Superior Court, was not immediately available.
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Steven Vago
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🔮 “The Democratic Party should forfeit her seat because even if she wins, she will be of great consequence to them.
🔮 One ex even said that he claimed he would rape a male intruder breaking into his apartment — to show dominance.
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🔮 Unlikely duo Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul joined forces at a Brooklyn campaign rally on Sunday to bash President Trump and Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman.
🔮 But Mochalova’s lawyer Lila Carpenter told the court that the alleged attacker had no prior arrests and is gainfully employed, arguing that “there may be an ID issue” by cops for her client.
🔮 But the attorney general came under fire after it was revealed that she had posted comments on social media expressing sympathy for the alleged victim before the appointment – suggesting she may not be impartial and prompting President Trump and others to call for her to recuse herself.
🔮 City officials speculate that the underground trespassers could be scavenging for valuables like coins, wallets, scrap metal or jewelry that were lost and ended up in the sewers.
🔮 They were spending a lot of money planting new trees and whenever I would do my morning walk, I’d say hello,” the 73-year-old neighbor said, noting both David and Lora worked on their landscaping.
🔮 The bespectacled perv, who wore rosary beads around his neck on Tuesday, convinced the latest woman “it would be pointless to come forward” and claimed he had government connections “that made him powerful and untouchable,” Curzer told the courtroom.
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Joe Marino
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🔮 Guerrero said she immediately went to school so she wouldn’t “be involved.”
🔮 “They probably couldn’t understand what she was saying.”
🔮 The city’s medical examiner will determine his cause of death.
🔮 “From just their dynamic and how you would experience it in person, you just felt that love in the air,” one relative said.
🔮 Chanel — who is 10 years old and “very playful but not with anyone” — initially wouldn’t go with the cold-heated duo when they double-parked outside the 130th Street and 14th Avenue residence and beckoned to her, Lopez said.
🔮 She did not discuss her purchase of the murder weapon but said, “If I could have prevented this, I would have.”
🔮 Local officials are expected to hold another press conference with additional details around 8:30 p.m. EST.
🔮 Police have not identified her as a suspect, but are investigating whether she may have been involved.
🔮 None of that stopped Mayor Zohran Mamdani from referring to Belgal as “a New Yorker” in a raging tribute Thursday against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement — a label some Bronx locals took offense to.
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Topics

Bronx Office of Court Administration Post Ruger The Bronx District Attorney’s Office

Subjects

Frett PERSON · 8× Baker PERSON · 2× Bronx GPE · 2× Post ORG · 2× Guy Mitchell PERSON · 1× Jamal Frett PERSON · 1× OCA ORG · 1× Office of Court Administration ORG · 1× The Bronx District Attorney’s Office ORG · 1× the Unified Court System ORG · 1×

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Baker told The Post security camera footage showed Frett — a parolee from state prison who had been released in March — had walked through metal detectors before entering the building an hour before the gun was shockingly discovered.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-23
🔮 Meanwhile, the Unified Court System is already conducting an internal review, according to OCA spokesperson Al Baker, to figure out how a gun could have made its way into the secure facility.

Claims (17 extracted, 6 hedged)

A lunatic with 18 prior arrests somehow waltzed into a Bronx courtroom Monday with a loaded handgun hidden in his underwear — and then threatened officers to “come see me outside,” according to a criminal complaint. uncertain
lunatic → waltz → complaint
The incredible security snafu happened when Jamal Frett, 26, snuck a black Ruger pistol locked and loaded with five rounds into the Bronx County Hall of Justice around 11:10 a.m. on Sept. 21,the complaint said. asserted
complaint → happen → Sept.
Frett then made his way up to Justice Guy Mitchell’s courtroom, where officers said he began to act disorderly, according to the complaint and sources. uncertain
he → make → complaint
A court officer noticed the serial crook using his phone and speaking loudly — a violation of courtroom rules — and deemed he was interrupting the proceedings, the complaint said. asserted
complaint → notice → proceedings
Frett began screaming “don’t f–king touch me, come see me outside you want some,” and tried to prevent officers from cuffing him, court papers said. asserted
papers → begin → him
While officers were subduing him they discovered the handgun he had hidden in his waistband. asserted
he → subdue → waistband
Officers arrested Frett and prosecutors hit him with a bevy of charges, including several criminal possession of a weapon charges. asserted
prosecutors → arrest → charges
He was then remanded. asserted
He → remand → ?
The Bronx District Attorney’s Office directed The Post’s questions about court security to the state Office of Court Administration. asserted
Office → direct → Administration
Meanwhile, the Unified Court System is already conducting an internal review, according to OCA spokesperson Al Baker, to figure out how a gun could have made its way into the secure facility. uncertain
gun → conduct → facility
Baker told The Post security camera footage showed Frett — a parolee from state prison who had been released in March — had walked through metal detectors before entering the building an hour before the gun was shockingly discovered. asserted
gun → tell → building
Frett told officers he wore an ankle monitor on his leg, and was patted down after he set off a magnetometer, security camera footage also showed, according to Baker. uncertain
footage → tell → Baker
“Officers, using a handheld scanner, patted Mr. Frett down and discovered no immediate presence of a weapon,” the spokesperson said. asserted
spokesperson → use → weapon
When they later discovered the gun, the NYPD and New York State Parole Bureau were immediately notified, he added. asserted
he → discover → gun
Sources said it was unclear why Frett was in the Bronx courthouse on Monday, but it’s not his first brush with the law. The repeat offender has a staggering 18 prior arrests, including 12 for felonies, according to sources. uncertain
offender → say → sources
He was last in court on Sept. 8 for a pending case where he and other brutes allegedly slashed a woman on the head while she was walking to the supermarket on April 30, sources said. uncertain
sources → pende → April
It was not immediately available whether Frett had an attorney. asserted
Frett → have → attorney
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