NYC man charged with bringing Molotov cocktail to protest over Jordan Neely subway death
A 29-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested this week for bringing a Molotov cocktail to a Manhattan protest over the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely in May, cops said.
Ian Ramos, of Bushwick, was charged with weapon possession for the May 8 incident at the corner of Crosby Street and East Houston Street in NoHo.
“The defendant brought a Molotov cocktail, an explosive device, to a Jordan Neely protest,” prosecutors said at Ramos’ arraignment Wednesday.
An NYPD sergeant discovered the incendiary device on the ground during the protest and it was sent to the NYPD lab.
Results came back that it was flammable, officials said. It was not lit.
Surveillance video obtained by police later showed Ramos reaching in and out of a backpack on his chest near where the device was found, prosecutors said in court.
Prosecutors asked for $30,000 bail but Ramos walked on $3,000, records show.
Ramos didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment.
Long Island Marine veteran Daniel Penny put Neely, a homeless subway busker, in a chokehold after he said Neely threatened him and other passengers on an F train.
Protesters were angry Penny wasn’t immediately jailed.
