"Because many of his cases were sealed, it is unclear why Bohler remained free for years. His latest case came while he was already locked up at Rikers Island on the machete attack, when he was charged on Oct. 9 with hitting and killing pedestrian Lelawattie Narine, a cancer survivor who was out for a walk in Queens on March 22, 2024, when she was struck and killed."
"According to a criminal complaint, Bohler threw a bottle of ice tea at the victim and struck him in the head before storming out - but returned armed with a handgun, pointed it at the clerk and yelled, "How do you feel now? I'm the man. Who's the man now?" Bohler pulled the trigger, but the gun misfired and the bullet fell to the ground, the complaint"
Timothy Bohler has been arrested 45 times since his teens, with 20 cases now sealed. His record includes a rape allegation in the Bronx and a 2016 Bronx bodega incident in which he returned armed and fired at a clerk. He faces charges for a machete attack that allegedly severed an MTA worker's fingers and for striking and killing pedestrian Lelawattie Narine in Queens on March 22, 2024, while on release from state prison. Sealed cases and repeated releases allowed continued freedom, and law enforcement cited bail reform and lack of supervision as factors.
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