Justin Volpe, ex cop in Abner Louima assault, released early
Former NYPD officer, Justin Volpe, who brutally assaulted Abner Louima with a broomstick at a Brooklyn precinct in 1997, has been released early from federal prison. Prosecutors opposed his release, calling his actions “one of the most heinous crimes in New York City’s history.” The 51-year-old has been transferred to “community confinement” in New York from a lockup in Sandstone, Minnesota. The community confinement program is part of New York’s Residential Reentry Management program, which is made up of almost 7,900 inmates in halfway houses, and nearly 6,000 under home confinement. Volpe had served just 24 years of a 30-year sentence.
According to records, Volpe’s complete release is now listed as Jan. 10, 2021 – one day shy of being a full year earlier than the date previously listed for his earliest eligibility for freedom, Jan. 9, 2025. The Bureau of Prisons did not elaborate on the reasons for his transfer or specific release plans, citing “privacy, safety, and security reasons.”
Louima was arrested after Volpe claimed he had hit him during a confrontation when cops broke up a rowdy party on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn on Aug. 9, 1997. After the attack inside the station house, Volpe threatened to kill Louima if he told anyone, then bragged to his fellow officers about the horrific assault. Louima needed several surgeries after his rectum and bladder were perforated in the shocking crime. He received an $8.75 million settlement from the city in 2001.
FAQs:
Who is Justin Volpe?
Justin Volpe is a former NYPD officer who brutally assaulted Abner Louima with a broomstick at a Brooklyn precinct in 1997.
Why was he released early?
Volpe’s release was granted as part of the “community confinement” program in New York. The exact reasons for his transfer or specific release plans have not been made known to the public.
How long did Volpe serve in prison?
Volpe served 24 years of a 30-year sentence.
What was Volpe’s crime?
Volpe’s crime was the brutal assault of Abner Louima with a broomstick at a Brooklyn precinct in 1997.
What was the outcome of the case?
Volpe was eventually charged with battery and sexual abuse of Louima and assault of another innocent man. He received a 30-year sentence for his crimes. Abner Louima received an $8.75 million settlement from the city in 2001.
Justin Volpe, former police officer in Abner Louima attack, set free before completion of sentence.
Justin Volpe, a former NYPD police officer who brutally assaulted Abner Louima with a broomstick at a Brooklyn precinct in 1997, has been released from federal prison early, despite opposition from prosecutors. The attack was described by prosecutors as “one of the most heinous crimes in New York City’s history.” Volpe, now 51, has been transferred from Sandstone, Minnesota to “community confinement” in New York, which means he will either be in home confinement or a halfway house. He has served just 24 years of a 30-year sentence for the assault. Records list Volpe’s full release as Jan. 10, one day shy of being a full year earlier than the date previously listed for his earliest eligibility for freedom, Jan. 9, 2025. The reasons for his early release remain unclear.