New York police have identified the two men arrested after allegedly emerging from a manhole near the Manhattan hotel where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to stay. According to a report by The Zioneer, citing the NYPD, Kevin Rodriguez, 26, and Samuel Reveron, 25, face trespassing and conspiracy charges. Authorities are searching for a third individual seen climbing out of the same sewer.
New York City police have released surveillance footage and identified two men arrested in connection with a security incident near the hotel where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to stay during his visit to the United States. Kevin Rodriguez, 26, and Samuel Reveron, 25, were captured on video climbing out of a manhole on Park Avenue near East 61st Street early Wednesday, according to the NYPD. Both have been charged with trespassing and conspiracy. Investigators say a third person was seen emerging from the same sewer and remains at large.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Saturday, the men were taken into custody near the hotel where Netanyahu was due to stay. Police have not disclosed a motive and have not linked the incident to the prime minister's visit. The arrests add to an already heightened security posture surrounding Netanyahu's trip, which has seen anti-Israel protests and other security scares, including a previous incident at a Georgetown hotel where police ejected demonstrators.
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