Overview
- Saldana, 26, was arraigned in Manhattan Supreme Court on three counts each of second-degree assault and attempted second-degree robbery.
- Prosecutors allege he was naked on the Lower East Side, tried to kick cyclists, climbed onto a car, and fought officers while reaching for two guns and a taser.
- Court documents say he bit an officer’s finger for about two minutes until additional officers arrived.
- After transport to Bellevue Hospital, he allegedly lunged for a transporting officer’s gun and punched the officer before security intervened.
- Media accounts differ on his pretrial status, with the Daily News reporting $10,000 cash or $30,000 bond and amNewYork reporting detention without bail, and courtroom reporting described Saldana shouting that he tried to take guns to kill himself.