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Crime And Punishment / Re: Alleged Islamic extremist who attacked NYPD cops with machete near Times Square identified
« Last post by mountaineer on Today at 10:48:47 pm »UPDATE 2024:
Trevor Bickford was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison Thursday for a 2022 New Year's Eve knife attack in Times Square that seriously injured three New York City Police Department officers, the Department of Justice said.
Man sentenced to 27 years for stabbing 3 officers in Times Square on New Year's Eve; Trevor Bickford faced up to 120 years in prison.
Trevor Bickford was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison Thursday for a 2022 New Year's Eve knife attack in Times Square that seriously injured three New York City Police Department officers, the Department of Justice said.
Man sentenced to 27 years for stabbing 3 officers in Times Square on New Year's Eve; Trevor Bickford faced up to 120 years in prison.
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... Prosecutors said Bickford planned the attack in Times Square after "months of radicalization" and had initially intended to travel overseas to support the Taliban before focusing on an attack in the U.S.
Bickford also faces more than a dozen state charges in connection with the New Year's Eve attack, including three counts of attempted murder in the first degree in furtherance of an act of terrorism. He is scheduled to appear in court on May 22 in the state case. ...