Exclusive | Mom of innocent 12-year-old boy killed in NYC gunfire endorses Letitia James AG opponent Saritha Komatireddy
A grieving Bronx mom whose 12-year-old son was killed by a stray bullet blasted state Attorney General Letitia James for her obsession with “national politics” as she endorsed her Republican opponent. Migdalia Martinez appears in a powerful new ad backing challenger Saritha Komatireddy for AG and talking about her son Jacob Freytes, who was killed outside a bodega in July.“Four teenagers were shot in the Bronx in one week, and they said it’s the safest summer on record,” Martinez said says, before looking directly into the camera and pointing to a necklace with a picture of son.“This here is my son, Jacob.He was shot and killed riding his bike to buy a ball.
Letitia James has time for national politics, just not for the Bronx,” Martinez said of the Democratic incumbent.“I’m not political, and neither is Saritha.When I met her, I heard somebody who wants change.
Saritha is the only person I’ll vote for.”The ad also shows an image of James with socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani.Career criminal William Ferrer was charged in the July 25 stray-bullet killing of Jacob Freytes, who was caught in the crossfire outside a Mount Eden bodega.Ferrer, who has at least a half-dozen prior arrests dating back to 1999, is accused of opening fire during a street dispute outside Wanda Deli Grocery on Elliott Place near the Grand Concourse.Jacob — also the son of retired NYPD Detective Sgt.Jesus Freytes — had biked to the store to buy a ball when gunfire erupted, police said.Ferrer pleaded not guilty during a court appearance last week.Komatireddy, a former federal prosecutor and mother of four, met Martinez shortly after the slaying and brought her to see President Trump at an event on Long Island last month.
Trump embraced her and vowed to get tougher on crime at the pro-policing event.“Families like Migdalia’s have paid an unbearable price while New York’s leaders have failed to make public safety the priority it should be.Letitia James has had almos...