Brooklyn, NY - Let Me See Confession, Says Judge On The Case of Greenpoint 10 Alarm Fire
Brooklyn, NY - Concerned that cops may have the wrong man, a judge said he'll view the videotaped "confession" of a homeless Polish immigrant charged with starting the city's biggest fire since 9/11.
Justice Albert Tomei said he'll decide whether accused arsonist Leszek Kuczera should be allowed to post bail after he watches the tape with a Polish interpreter.
Kuczera, who speaks little English, claims cops misunderstood him when he described a smaller fire that erupted a year ago at the Greenpoint Terminal Market - leading detectives to wrongly believe he was referring to the May 2 inferno that ravaged the historic warehouses.
Prosecutors, at a bail hearing in Brooklyn Supreme Court, raised no objections to Tomei's request and insisted again that Kuczera was the culprit. "Several witnesses place the defendant in Brooklyn during the week of the fire," Assistant District Attorney Gavin Miles said. "These witnesses saw him in Brooklyn on May 1, May 3, May 4 and April 30."
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