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Douglas Montero
The New York Post NEW YORK — More than 150 Correction Department workers flooded a Bronx courtroom yesterday in a show of support for a veteran supervisor who was charged with assault in the beating of a convicted killer who pummeled a female guard. Assistant Deputy Warden Edwin Diaz is also accused of filing a false report after the September 2008 smackdown of Jesus Alejandro, 22, at Rikers Island. Diaz, a 26-year department veteran and a former US Marine, quietly pleaded "not guilty" to the charges, which could land him in jail for up to three years. "If 150 people show up for his arraignment, I think it says a lot about who he is as a person," said his lawyer, Kenneth Gomez. Diaz was released on his own recognizance and is expected to return to court April 27. Copyright 2012 N.Y.P. Holdings, Inc. |
