Sex offender accused of beating stranger into coma— when Bronx prosecutor indicts him for mere misdemeanor , released without bail — was arrested Friday on suspicion of violating the terms of his life parole.
Bui Van Hoo, 55, was arrested after state officials "contacted the Bronx District Attorney's Office to discuss the actual charges filed because I We want to make sure the law is properly enforced," said Gov. Kathy Hochul.
"But I took action on my own," Hochol told reporters at another press conference on Long Island.
"I have directed the Office of Corrections and Regional Supervision to immediately investigate whether this parole violation occurred. Yes, it did. You can say it happened.
"This is a person on parole for life and as of a few minutes ago, that person is currently in custody. That is my order," she said.
Pooh was imprisoned on Rikers Island after being arrested for assault caught on camera, a law enforcement source told The Post. The suspect had been convicted of first-degree sexual abuse for assaulting her 17-year-old girl in 1994, according to the
state sex offender registry.
He was sentenced to his six years of life imprisonment, at least he spent six years in prison. He was released on parole for life.
Hu subsequently violated parole in 2015, and most recently he was released from custody in 2019, according to the DOCCS website.
On July 12, Fu, after donning military gloves, randomly stalked his 52-year-old victim Jesus behind his Cortez,and punched him with a vicious swing. In Fuego allegedly struck his head outside his tipico. He restaurant in the Bronx located at 2467 Grand Concourse.
Cortez is in a medically-induced coma after suffering a fractured skull and other injuries and undergoing brain surgery at the Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx.
The NYPD indicted his Phu for attempted murder, but prosecutors downgraded the charge to misdemeanor assault and harassment, with the suspect in his 2019 controversial New York was released Thursday pursuant to the Bail Reform Act.
In a statement released Friday afternoon, the Bronx DA office said it had "obtained additional evidence, reviewed videos, spoke with witnesses, and reviewed medical records. and provide crime victim services." As part of an ongoing investigation.
"As the investigation progresses, it will be determined whether higher charges will be imposed on the defendants," the DA office added.
Casey Trimble, a Phu legal aid attorney, declined to comment.
