Bronx State Senator Who Chairs Crime Victims Committee Surrenders To Police For Allegedly Choking Wife
arrow Senator Luis R. Sepulveda, D-Bronx, center, celebrates after his legislation sponsoring the Green Light Bill granting undocumented immigrant driver s licenses was passed by the State Senate. To his left are his wife and son. Hans Pennink / AP
Bronx State Senator Luis Sepulveda, a candidate for borough president, was stripped of his committee assignments shortly after surrendering to police on Tuesday over allegations he tried to strangle his wife.
Police say Sepulveda, who represents the 32nd Senate District that covers Parkchester, Soundview, Harding Park, Morrisania, and Melrose, had allegedly choked a woman on Saturday morning in his home, hours before touring a COVID-19 vaccination site in the Bronx. According to the NYPD, officers responded to a 911 call for a domestic incident around 5:45 a.m. on Saturday. Upon arrival, police say a woman,
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NEW YORK A New York Democratic state senator closely allied with New York City mayor Bill de Blasio and socialist Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders turned himself in to authorities on Monday morning after he was accused of strangling his wife during a domestic dispute. In 2020 he also voted in favor of banning chokeholds by police in the aftermath of the George Floyd custodial death.
Senator surrenders to police
State senator Luis Sepúlveda, who provided a critical early endorsement to de Blasio during the mayor’s first bid for office, turned himself in to the NYPD’s 48th Police Precinct in the Bronx district he represents, according to local reports. He was accused of strangling his wife during a Jan. 9 altercation and was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing.
State senator Luis Sepúlveda is close ally to Bernie Sanders, Bill de Blasio
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A New York Democratic state senator closely allied with New York City mayor Bill de Blasio and socialist Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders turned himself in to authorities on Monday morning after he was accused of strangling his wife during a domestic dispute.
State senator Luis Sepúlveda, who provided a critical early endorsement to de Blasio during the mayor’s first bid for Gracie Mansion, turned himself in to the NYPD s 48th Police Precinct in the Bronx district he represents, according to local reports. He was accused of strangling his wife during a Jan. 9 altercation and was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing.