Overview

• On June 17, outside the Albany Hilton Hotel, Saul Morales-Garcia pulled a knife on U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III, made a throat-slitting gesture and chased him in a security-camera-recorded encounter.
• The 40-year-old Salvadoran national, in the country illegally with prior deportations and a criminal record across multiple states, is charged with attempted second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon and menacing.
• He is being held without bail while the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations join local authorities in probing his reentry and past offenses.
• Rep. Elise Stefanik blamed Governor Kathy Hochul’s sanctuary city policies for jeopardizing public safety and called for stricter immigration enforcement.
• Sarcone escaped unharmed after retreating into the hotel lobby and credited Albany County sheriff’s deputies for swiftly apprehending the suspect.