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State Sen. Luis Sepúlveda, a Democrat from the Bronx, turned himself into the New York City Police Department Tuesday morning after being charged with strangling his wife.
That was first reported by News 12 reporter Jessica Cunnington.
Sepúlveda’s lawyer, Marvin Ray Raskin, said in an emailed statement the “true history of the relationship” needs to be understood and that the facts that present themselves will clear his name.” Mr. Sepúlveda has been the victim of recurring physical violence by his estranged spouse for approximately nine years, a situation he has endured because of the young child they share together,” Raskin said. “This false accusation is a calculated attempt by a disgruntled party to leverage a divorce settlement from a case she filed in Florida this past November.”
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York lawmaker in charge of the state Senate’s crime victims committee was arrested Tuesday, police said, after he was accused of choking his estranged
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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.
Jan. 12, 2021 5:38 pm ET
A Democratic New York state senator representing parts of the Bronx was stripped of his committee assignments on Tuesday after an alleged domestic abuse incident last week, a top lawmaker said.
Luis Sepúlveda, 56 years old, turned himself in Tuesday at a Bronx police precinct, a New York Police Department spokeswoman said. Mr. Sepúlveda was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing, a misdemeanor, in connection with an altercation with his wife, police officials said.
According to the officials, authorities received a 911 call for a domestic incident involving Mr. Sepúlveda and his wife early on the morning of Jan. 9. Officers who responded to the Daly Avenue residence said both spouses accused each other of assault, police officials said.