A Bronx gangbanger who’s been arrested nine times this year was finally held behind bars — a day after The Post exposed how he was repeatedly sprung without bail for the string of past offenses.
Emmanuel Santiago, 32, was held on $20,000 cash bail in a Bronx court Tuesday over charges for criminal possession of a firearm, according to records.
The Bronx district attorney requested he be remanded without bail, but the judge allowed him the opportunity to post bail or bond of the same value.
Despite having seven open cases in the Bronx — ranging from weapons charges, intent to sell drugs, grand larceny, and burglary — Santiago, until Tuesday, was let go on non-monetary release following the past arrests, according to law enforcement sources.
Other arrests on alleged Latin Kings gang member’s record date back to 2007 and include at least 31 for domestic incidents involving death threats and assaults against women, weapons charges, drug charges, and more.
In one alarming arrest back in December, Santiago allegedly broke into a police officer’s car and stole an arsenal of gear including gun belts and ammunition, a riot shield and baton, bullet proof vests, handcuffs, and mace.
The gun charge in which Santiago was finally ordered held on bail over dates all the way back to July, records showed.
Santiago is just one of numerous alleged offenders to be arrested repeatedly and then let go without bail time after time following Albany-passed bail reforms eliminating cash bail for misdemeanors and most non-violent felonies.
