The 16-year-old son of Eric Garner, the man who died in police custody last year, was arrested in Manhattan Tuesday for being in possession of a stolen Citi Bike.
Emery Snipes was pulled over by police inside a playground at Hudson and Gansevoort streets in Greenwich Village after he was spotted going the wrong way along Eighth Avenue on his rental bike at around 7.30pm.
The teenager was accompanied by three friends, all of whom were also riding Citi Bikes.
The officers asked Snipes to show them a receipt for the Citi Bike is rented, but he could not produce one.
When officers checked the serial number on the vehicle, they discovered that Snipes’ bike was reported stolen.
The 16-year-old was taken into custody and charged with criminal possession of stolen property. He was also cited for being in the park after hours and riding his bike against the flow of traffic.
Snipes was arraigned Tuesday night and ordered to perform one day of community service.
According to officials, if Snipes does not commit any additional offenses in the next six months, the charges against him will be dropped
Emery’s mother, however, was less lenient with the teen.
Esaw Garner told the New York Daily News Emery has been grounded and stripped off is phone privileges indefinitely.
Source: Daily Mail UK
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