The state motor vehicle department confirmed he was convicted of driving while impaired in both cases but still had a valid driver's license as of Thursday. Rojas was also charged with drunken driving in 20, according to New York City police. He pleaded guilty to harassment, a violation, and was not sentenced to any prison time.
He was charged with menacing and possession of a weapon, according to court records. 'Do you feel safe? You stole my identity,' Rojas told the man, grabbing his neck in one hand while brandishing the knife in the other, according to a police spokeswoman. Only a week ago, Rojas was arrested at his apartment in the Bronx for threatening another man with a knife. 'He went through a real tough time,' Ramos said, adding that he had lost contact with Rojas. Rojas attended college and works in real estate, Ramos said. 'He served his country and when he came back, nobody helped him.' 'Don't make him out to be a terrorist or something,' Ramos said. Rojas returned from his Navy service with a drinking problem and had posted 'crazy stuff' on social media, said a friend, Harrison Ramos, speaking to Reuters outside the apartment building where Rojas lives in New York City's Bronx borough. Richard Rojas, 26, plowed into people on the sidewalk in his burgundy Honda sedan and sped three blocks through one of the city's busiest areas, killing one pedestrian and injuring 22 before crashing into a metal stanchion, police said.
