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Another Bail Reform Fail: Gang Member Released From Prison, Sent Back Same Day For Committing Same Crime

Ashe Schow
Another Bail Reform Fail: Gang Member Released From Prison, Sent Back Same Day For Committing Same Crime
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A man who claims to be a member of the dangerous MS-13 gang was released from prison thanks to New York’s bail reform law, only to be arrested the same day for committing the same crime that landed him in jail in the first place.

Eusebio Jax-Mejia, 21, was jailed on January 1 after stealing a vehicle from Dutchess County and then giving Walton police a fake name. At the time, he was imprisoned on charges of “criminal possession of stolen property in the 3rd degree, a class D felony and false impersonation, a class B misdemeanor,” WBNG reported.

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