NEW YORK - A teenage rapper who is charged with shooting an NYPD officer is now free on bond.16-year-old Camrin Williams, who is also known as C Blu, posted his $250,000 bond after being locked up in a Brooklyn juvenile facility on gun and assault charges.Police Officer Kaseem Pennan was shot in a struggle with the teen in the Belmont section of the Bronx earlier this month.
Pennan was released from the hospital the next day after being treated for a gunshot wound to the leg.The suspect, a known gang member who was on probation following a gun arrest in 2020, was taken to a hospital to be treated for a non-life-threatening injury.The judge in the case has come under fire in the past for being overly lenient.
Judge Denis Boyle is a Supreme Court justice in the Bronx.Get breaking news alerts in the free FOX5NY News app! | Sign up for FOX 5 email newslettersNYPD Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch called the move disgraceful."If anybody wants to know why we have a crisis of violence in this city, or why we’re about to bury two hero police officers, look no further than this disgraceful bail release," Lynch said in a statement.New York City Mayor Eric Adams also condemned the teen's release.He issued a strongly worded statement on Friday saying: "New Yorkers should all be outraged that a repeat offender, accused of shooting at a police officer, is today walking free on bond because judges are precluded from even considering danger to the community, like every other state and our federal courts.