𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 “𝗦𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗺𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻” 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁

[Joe Friday]

𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 “𝗦𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗺𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻” 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁

(BINGHAMTON, NY) Fourteen individuals were arrested on charges ranging from graffiti, stealing a law enforcement body camera and disorderly conduct to obstruction and resisting arrest at the 4th annual “Smoke Weed Outside the Binghamton Police Station” event in downtown Binghamton.

On Saturday, April 20, 2024, members of the Broome County Sheriff’s Office assisted Binghamton Police Department in ensuring a safe public gathering, which was scheduled to begin at 4:20 PM on Hawley Street in front of Government Plaza.

After attendees started to arrive around 3:30 PM, some attendees began scrawling graffiti via spray paint and spray chalk across the stone wall encompassing the government plaza parking lot before being stopped by members of the Broome County Sheriff’s Office.

As the event grew bigger, attendees began blocking the flow of traffic on Hawley Street, forcing members of the Sheriff’s Office and Binghamton Police to make several arrests while clearing the roadway and restoring traffic flow before the event dispersed at 6:30 PM.

Various charges were issued, including interfering with law enforcement making an arrest (Obstructing Government Administration), disorderly conduct, petit larceny for stealing a law enforcement body camera and resisting arrest.

The following individuals were arrested and charged by the Broome County Sheriff’s Office:

Masai Andrews, age 41 of Endicott, NY, was charged with Obstructing Government Administration, a Class A Misdemeanor

Quinton Archer, age 32 of Binghamton, NY, was charged with Obstructing Government Administration, a Class A Misdemeanor

John Cook, age 49 of Vestal, NY, was charged with Making Graffiti, a Class A Misdemeanor

Kalieb Deshaw, age 25 of Binghamton, NY, was charged with Disorderly Conduct, a Violation

David Jones, age 40 of Binghamton, NY, was charged with Obstructing Government Administration, a Class A Misdemeanor and Resisting Arrest, a Class A Misdemeanor

Danilla Rodriguez, age 30 of Binghamton, NY, was charged with Petit Larceny, a Class A Misdemeanor

Salka Valerio, age 27 of Binghamton, NY, was charged with Making Graffiti, a Class A Misdemeanor

Teresa Weathers, age 53 of Binghamton, NY, was charged with Making Graffiti, a Class A Misdemeanor

All individuals arrested by the Broome County Sheriff’s Office were processed and released on appearance tickets to appear at a later date in the City of Binghamton Court.

The Binghamton Police Department also arrested six (6) other individuals.

The Binghamton Police Department and the Broome County Sheriff’s Office were also assisted by The Broome County Government Security Division .

The crime of Making Graffiti is defined in the New York State Penal Law as making graffiti of any type on any building, public or private, or any other property real or personal owned by any person, firm or corporation or any public agency or instrumentality, without the express permission of the owner or operator of said property (PL 145.60 Subdivision 2).

[Joe Friday]

Thank you Sheriff Fred Akshar for holding these scumbags accountable.

[The Insider]

Thanks to the Sheriffs Dept for helping the BPD.  Fred Akshar is a true leader. 

[2pelo Honey]

WTF is wrong with these idiots? Been legal for years now, and still they try to stir up trouble. Same old names, too.

That Masai POS should be fired from NYS, and Teresa is just batshit crazy.

[Bingking]

1 hour ago, 2pelo Honey said:

WTF is wrong with these idiots? Been legal for years now, and still they try to stir up trouble. Same old names, too.

That Masai POS should be fired from NYS, and Teresa is just batshit crazy.

And salka is masai’s partner in crime 

[thomas]

What in the world do any of these shenanigans have to do with legal cannabis? Not a thing. Very immature and anti-social. Thank you law enforcement for babysitting these miscreants.

[Back the Blue]

Was this a permitted event? Why would Binghamton allow it in the first place? The entire concept is confrontational, to smoke weed in front of the police station. It never should have been allowed to begin with. 

[yesteryear]

Salka Valerio is horrible person.

[Mach1man]

This was not a permitted event. They literally set up tents and blocked the street. They did the same thing last year, but there were no arrests last year. Not sure why. If they didn't block traffic and spray graffiti, they probably wouldn't have been arrested. This was organized by the same guy that organized the Wegmans protest a couple of years ago.

 

 

[Ole Blue Eyes]

This should not be permitted. PERIOD! Enough said....

[DanCooper]

Reefer madness is real 

[2pelo Honey]

16 hours ago, Mach1man said:

This was not a permitted event. They literally set up tents and blocked the street. They did the same thing last year, but there were no arrests last year. Not sure why. If they didn't block traffic and spray graffiti, they probably wouldn't have been arrested. This was organized by the same guy that organized the Wegmans protest a couple of years ago.

 

 

Masai, who's FB name is Roderick Strugless or something stupid like that. 

He likes to joke about how he spends his workday organizing these shitstirring "events", and still gets paid for it. (NYS - BDC - almost $100k) 

[2pelo Honey]

1 minute ago, DanCooper said:

Reefer madness is real 

Holy cow, have you read the comments attached to these news stories on FB? 

[Bingking]

18 hours ago, yesteryear said:

Salka Valerio is horrible person.

She always breaks the law and has someone video tape her arrest and they try to make it racial. 

[Bingking]

57 minutes ago, 2pelo Honey said:

Masai, who's FB name is Roderick Strugless or something stupid like that. 

He likes to joke about how he spends his workday organizing these shitstirring "events", and still gets paid for it. (NYS - BDC - almost $100k) 

I’m shocked akshar has not had masai arrested on a conspiracy charge. I hear the Feds want to hit him with a Rico

[2pelo Honey]

5 hours ago, Bingking said:

I’m shocked akshar has not had masai arrested on a conspiracy charge. I hear the Feds want to hit him with a Rico

Hope they do.