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Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Family of Bronx man fatally shot by NYPD may go to court over decision to spare his job
The family of a man killed by police during a Bronx traffic stop six years ago may go to court to compel Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to terminate the NYPD lieutenant who fired the fatal shot, the Daily News has learned. Allan Feliz's family and several civil rights groups are considering taking legal action to force Tisch to fire Lt. Jonathan Rivera for the botched 2019 traffic stop. Commissioner Tisch last week decided not to fire Rivera, even though NYPD trial judge Deputy Commissioner Rosemarie Maldonado found Rivera guilty of first-degree assault and recommended he be dismissed. Instead, she sided with an attorney general report that determined Rivera's use of deadly force could not be proven to be unjustified 'beyond a reasonable doubt.' The trial judge's determination is only a recommendation, NYPD officials said. The police commissioner has the final say in all discipline matters and can impose stricter or more lenient sentencing if she wishes, officials said. In a letter exclusively shared with The News, advocates, which include LatinoJustice, the Justice Committee, and the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the decision to ignore Maldonado's findings was 'arbitrary and capricious' and 'constitutes an abuse of discretion as a matter of law.' 'Deputy Commissioner Maldonado looked Lieutenant Rivera in the eye, listened to his testimony, and determined that he was lying,' said Andrew Case, supervising counsel of LatinoJustice, who co-wrote the letter. 'The hearing officer is the best person to judge witnesses — this is a basic principle of law that the Commissioner should have learned in law school.' 'Tisch's decision violates that principle and therefore constitutes an abuse of her discretion to impose discipline,' Case said. Advocates plan to deliver the letter to Tisch on Friday, following a noon rally outside NYPD headquarters in lower Manhattan with the Feliz family. Rivera and two other officers pulled Feliz over in his Volkswagen near Woodlawn Cemetery for not wearing a seat belt, according to police. For some reason, Feliz handed them a driver's license that actually belonged to his brother, Sammy, who had three minor warrants — for spitting, littering and disorderly conduct — according to police. The officers reportedly asked him to step out of the car so they could pat him down, but Feliz hit the gas and tried to drive away while an officer was trying to pull him out of the car, officials said. Rivera fired his Taser at Feliz, then got into the car on the passenger's side and threatened to shoot Rivera as a physical struggle ensued, according to body camera footage, as another officer attempted to yank Feliz out of the vehicle. 'Yo! If I have to end up f—–g shooting you, bro!' Lt. Rivera is heard screaming as Feliz wails in pain from repeated Taser shocks. 'Yo, bro! I'm going to f—–g shoot you.' Moments later, as the car lurched forward, Rivera shot Feliz in the chest. Feliz later died at Montefiore Medical Center. Rivera has always argued he believed Feliz was about to run over one of the other officers when he fired. Yul-san Liem, the deputy director of the Justice Committee said the decision to spare Rivera is preliminary. The CCRB has sent in their response to Tisch's decision and she will have another opportunity to review the response and determine if she wants to keep her findings or change them.
New York Post
03-07-2025
- New York Post
NYPD cop who shot unarmed ex-con Allan Feliz will keep job: commissioner
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch has determined that Lt. Jonathan Rivera was justified in shooting unarmed ex-con Allan Feliz during a traffic stop nearly six years ago because he was protecting the life of his brother in blue, The Post has learned. The top cop made the 'unprecedented' decision on the October 2019 ordeal – captured on heart-pounding body-worn camera footage – after reviewing the exhaustive analysis of the case conducted by the State Attorney General's office, as required by state law. 'The commissioner looked at this case very closely,' a law enforcement source said. 'She leaned heavily on the AG's report. Advertisement 'In the AG's report, the AG said the shooting was justified because [Rivera] had a reasonable belief that another police officer was in grave danger and his life was at risk,' she added, referring to Rivera's colleague, Officer Edward Barrett. 3 Allan Feliz, 31, a father to a 6-month-old son, was shot and killed by then-Sergeant Jonathan Rivera during a 2019 car stop. Brigitte Stelzer/copyphoto 'The PC agreed with the AG's analysis and found that Rivera is not guilty. The decision is unprecedented. A police commissioner has never written a long decision like this.' Advertisement 'She went through this very closely and it shows how much thought and time she put into it.' Feliz, 31, was pulled over by then-Sgt. Rivera, Officer Barrett and Officer Michelle Almanzar in his 2018 Volkswagen Atlas on Bainbridge Avenue near East 211th Street around 3 p.m. because they believed the men inside weren't wearing seatbelts – though they were. 3 In an 'unprecedented decision,' Commissioner Jessica Tisch determined that Rivera's shooting of Feliz was justified. Robert Miller What began as a routine traffic stop turned violent when Barrett realized Feliz — who once served five years on a burglary conviction — had an open warrant and asked him to step out of the vehicle. Advertisement The struggle began when Feliz got back into the car and it moved, prompting the cops — who believed he was trying to drive away — to taser him and try to pull him out of the car. 'Yo bro I'm going to fucking shoot you,' Rivera could be heard saying in the video, while Barrett yelled for Feliz to 'put it in park, put it in park.' Rivera eventually fired a single shot killing Feliz — the father of a then-6-month-old whom he had with Aquino. 3 Feliz's death sparked his family file a $350 million potential class action lawsuit against the city and the NYPD. Brigitte Stelzer/copyphoto Advertisement The Attorney General's report concluded that 'there is no obvious reason to doubt' that Rivera opened fire because he believed the act would save his fellow officer's life and that 'the totality of the circumstances strongly suggest that [his] belief was reasonable.' Lou Turco, the president of the Lieutenant's Benevolent Association, commended Tisch's decision. 'Today's decision by Commissioner Tisch sends a clear and decisive message to the members of the NYPD who risk their lives every day that our Commissioner will back officers acting in good faith performance of their duties, no matter the political risks,' the union head said. 'I commend her for standing her ground for what she believes is right when it comes to our officer's.' Before the car stop turned deadly, Allan had handed police the Ohio ID of his 29-year-old brother, Samy Feliz, police sources said at the time. But Allan had used Samy's name before, the sources said. As a result, Allan's open warrants for disorderly conduct, littering and unlicensed driving still came up when Samy's ID was run, sources said. Feliz additionally had four felonies on his record, for burglary, robbery and marijuana possession. Feliz's death at the hands of police sparked his family to file a $350 million potential class action lawsuit against the city and the NYPD for an alleged pattern of racial profiling and excessive use of force. Advertisement The lawsuit also claims that Feliz wasn't trying to drive away but rather when he got back in the car it 'was caused to shift forward.' 'It's just constant abuse after the other, one after the other he just gets punched, brutalized,' Ashley Verdeja, Allan's sister, said back in November following one of Rivera's departmental trail appearances. 'And it's really painful to have to relive those images and those videos once again and once again. It is beyond traumatizing to say the least.' 'But the biggest slap in the face for all of us here, as the family of Allan and mostly for my mother, is having to see Lieutenant Rivera walk in with his gun,' she added. 'You know, it's a slap in the face to have to see him still carrying a weapon after what he did to my brother and what he did to her son.'
Boston Globe
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Latin Academy girls complete the high-five and O'Bryant boys repeat at Boston City League outdoor track championship
O'Bryant's Liam Feliz gave up baseball in the spring and it paid off with a city championship in the 110-meter hurdles. Erin Clark/Globe Staff One of those senior leaders is Liam Feliz, who quit baseball a few years ago due to upper-body injuries. 'My idea was like, 'Well, I'm the fastest on the baseball team, so why not try it?' ' said Feliz. 'It's been fun ever since.' Advertisement Feliz won the 110-meter hurdles (16.74 seconds) and high jump (6 feet, 0 inches) and placed second in the 200 dash (23.13). Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Tech Boston's Donte Jordan Allen Robinson (left) races against Quincy Sebastien Dorcy of Charlestown (right) during the boys' 400-meter hurdles final. Erin Clark/Globe Staff The distance events were particularly strong for O'Bryant, with sophomores Adam Kramer (4:44.21) and Brandon Spies (4:48.31) finishing second and third in the mile, and Spies championing the two mile (10:17.42). 'We have a lot of fun, we joke a lot, but when it comes down to it we can really put the work in,' said Feliz. 'It's a young team, but we're family.' Related : Latin Academy ran away with the girls' title from the beginning, scoring 188 points and winning for the fifth-straight year. On top of the victory, senior Emma Wadsworth took down the girls' MVP award for her triple-gold performances in the long jump, triple jump, and high jump. Advertisement 'I've loved my time on this team,' said Wadsworth. 'They always support each other and it's been like that since my freshman year.' Latin Academy's Lilliana Romer (left) and Boston United's Lailah Nevaeh Harris battle for position during the 100-meter dash. Erin Clark/Globe Staff Wadsworth was joined atop the podium by Dragons senior teammate Demya McClure, who won the discus and shot put. Leanna Lynch won the 200 (27.06) and the 400 (1:02.94) and Ava Gomes won a nail-biting 100 dash (13.30). Related : 'For the last decade we've been in a really strong run,' said Latin Academy head coach Brian Leussler. 'The more success we have the more it just contributes to more kids coming out. Every day in practice we're going to have a really dedicated group of kids.' Dearborn STEM Academy senior Rick Barros had a triple-gold day in the 100 (11.13 seconds), 200 (22.34 seconds) and was a part of the winning 4x400 team (3:38.69) to take the boys' MVP award. Rick Barros of Dearborn STEM Academy was a three-event winner to earn MVP honors. Erin Clark/Globe Staff Aiden Barker can be reached at
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rhenzy Feliz Latest To Join David Leitch's ‘How To Rob A Bank' For Amazon MGM Studios
EXCLUSIVE: The Penguin breakout Rhenzy Feliz is the newest addition to the cast of How to Rob a Bank, director David Leitch's bank heist actioner for Amazon MGM Studios, Imagine Entertainment, and 87North Productions. Written by Mark Bianculli (Hunters, upcoming Cliffhanger reboot), the film's plot remains under wraps for now, as does Feliz's role alongside Nicholas Hoult, Anna Sawai, and Pete Davidson. More from Deadline Betsy Brandt, Aya Cash, Ella Rubin, Thomas Sadoski & Mimi Rogers To Star In Coming-of-Age Dramedy 'Adult Children' Paul Walter Hauser, Lili Reinhart, Tim Roth, Jake Lacy, Jai Courtney & Kerry Bishé Set For Comedic Thriller 'The Very Best People' David Leitch's Action Pic 'How To Rob A Bank' Steals Labor Day Weekend 2026 Release Date 87North's Kelly McCormick and Leitch will produce alongside Imagine's Brian Grazer, Jeb Brody, and Allan Mandelbaum, with Bianculli exec producing. The film enters production this summer and is slated for release in theaters on September 4, 2026. Feliz garnered rave reviews for his work alongside Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti in the Golden Globe and Critics Choice- nominated HBO series The Penguin, a limited series following the efforts of Oswald Cobb aka The Penguin (Farrell) to seize the reins of the crime world in Gotham. Feliz plays Cobb's lovable protégé, Victor Aguilar, and will next be seen in The Mastermind, a crime flick from writer-director Kelly Reichardt, which is set to premiere at Cannes next week. Previously, Feliz has also featured in George Clooney's Amazon film The Tender Bar and the Oscar-winning animated feature Encanto, as well as both the acclaimed dramedy Casual and Marvel's Runaways at Hulu. He is repped by Neon Kite, CAA, and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman. Best of Deadline 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More Men of Steel: Every Actor Who Has Played Superman - Photo Gallery 'Michael' Cast: Who's Who In The Michael Jackson Biopic
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘The Equalizer': First Look At Titus Welliver Ahead Of Potential CBS Spinoff
We're getting the first look at Bosch alum Titus Welliver in an upcoming episode of The Equalizer, where his character, which will lead a potential spinoff, will be introduced. You can see Welliver in the above image with Equalizer star Queen Latifah and Juani Feliz in the background in silhouette. As we previously reported, Welliver and Feliz have been tapped as the two leads of the potential spinoff, which has not yet received a series order. Their characters are both set to be introduced in episode 516 of The Equalizer on April 20, titled 'Sins of our Father'. You can see an additional image of Welliver and Queen Latifah below. More from Deadline Christopher Gorham Joins CBS Comedy 'Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage' 2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming 2025 MTV Video Music Awards To Air On CBS For First Time; Will Simulcast On MTV Welliver will play Hudson Reed, a former top CIA operative with a dark secret who is connected to Robyn McCall (Queen Latifah) by an old mentor. Feliz plays Samantha Reed who has been trained by her father to be a weapons expert, skilled martial artist and true chameleon all while hiding a mysterious past. Both Welliver and Feliz were cast as guest stars in the episode. with series regular options for the potential spinoff. A reimagining of the classic series, The Equalizer stars Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills as a former CIA operative to help those with nowhere else to turn. The Season 5 cast also includes Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg, Liza Lapira, Laya DeLeon Hayes with Lorraine Toussaint. Fom Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with CBS Studios, The Equalizer is executive produced by Joseph C. Wilson, Dana Owens (Queen Latifah), Debra Martin Chase, Shakim Compere, John Davis, John Fox, Loretha Jones and Rob Hanning. Welliver can currently be seen starring as Harry Bosch in Bosch: Legacy, which is airing its third and final season on Prime Video. He portrayed Harry Bosch on all seven seasons of the mothership series Bosch. Feliz recently recurred on Tracy Oliver's Amazon television series Harlem Her credits also include series Fleishman Is In Trouble and DMZ, A24 feature Civil War and AMC's upcoming The Terror: Devil In Silver. Best of Deadline '1923' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? Everything We Know About 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Season 2 So Far Everything We Know About 'Hacks' Season 4 So Far
