Jose Alba, who has no criminal record, was facing murder charges and 25 years in prison.
Alba's bail was originally set at $500,000, a figure many times larger than the low or no cash bail often given to repeat offenders under District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s bail reform policies, and then lowered to $50,000.
Rebel News launched a petition calling for the charges to be dropped and almost 3,000 people signed it.
Thankfully, New York-based reporter Jeremy Loffredo (@LoffredoJeremy) will no longer be obliged to deliver this petition to New York's Attorney General, as Alba is no longer considered a murderer by New York’s justice system as of July 19, 2022.
