The person accused of butchering a veteran FDNY lieutenant has been staying mum whereas in custody and continues to be not medically cleared to be arraigned on homicide fees, regulation enforcement sources stated Monday — because the sufferer’s household ready to carry her wake.
Peter Zisopoulos, 34, has been on the Bellevue Hospital Jail Ward present process a psychiatric analysis since Friday, after police slapped him with second-degree homicide and weapon possession raps for the unprovoked stabbing that killed paramedic Alison Russo-Elling.
On Friday afternoon, Queens prosecutors had been able to arraign him on the costs and filed a prison criticism towards him in courtroom, however quickly after he left the 114th Precinct, the suspect was dropped at the hospital for the analysis.
Since then, prosecutors have been ready for docs to medically clear Zisopoulos for the arraignment, sources stated. It’s unlikely he’ll be secure sufficient Monday to face the costs, they stated.
Zisopoulos has been remaining “tremendous quiet” whereas locked up on the safe hospital facility and has not been saying a lot to anybody, sources accustomed to the matter stated.
He additionally hasn’t hassled staffers or been a tough inmate to supervise however will definitely stay underneath psychological statement as soon as he makes it to Division of Correction custody, the sources stated
In the meantime, a tearful wake for Russo-Elling was set to be held Monday and Tuesday on the Commack Abbey Funeral House on Lengthy Island. Mayor Eric Adams is scheduled to make an look on the wake Monday.
On Thursday afternoon, Russo-Elling, a 24-year veteran with the FDNY who labored as a paramedic out of EMS unit Station 49 in Astoria, was violently attacked across the nook from the place she labored.
The 61-year-old lieutenant had simply grabbed a sandwich from a bodega close to forty first Avenue and twentieth Avenue when Zisopoulos allegedly tore after her, knocked her to the bottom and repeatedly stabbed her in a frenzy, police stated.
She was rushed to the hospital however couldn't be saved.
In 2018, Zisopoulos was taken to the hospital for being emotionally disturbed after he allegedly made anti-Asian threats on Fb, regulation enforcement sources stated.
On the time, he was listed as being recognized with schizophrenia, sources stated.
Extra reporting by Bernadette Hogan
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