Lawyer to jury: NYC bike path defendant proud of death trail

By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors at the outset of a death penalty trial that the man charged with killing eight people along a New York City bike path in 2017 was proud of the destruction he left behind and wanted the flag of his terrorist group put in his hospital room. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander Li delivered an opening statement Monday in the trial of Sayfullo Saipov, describing in detail how he said Saipov mowed down bicyclists and pedestrians on Halloween. In his opening, defense attorney David Patton agreed his client killed eight people and severely injured others but said jurors should consider Saipov’s motives.