An Arizona prosecutor isn’t budging in her refusal to turn over a murder suspect to the Manhattan DA — implying Thursday that she doesn’t trust him to keep the accused killer locked up. Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell told “Fox & Friends” she will prosecute Raad Almansoori for two violent felonies on her turf before she considers turning him over to New York — prompting Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to break his silence in the legal kerfuffle just hours later and blasting Mitchell for “grandstanding” and “playing politics.” “County DA Mitchell has, I don’t know how to say it, has gotten it wrong at every single turn,” Bragg said at a press conference. “She professes concern that a murder suspect in Manhattan would be released? “I don’t know what they do in Arizona but I know in this county, New York County, we routinely seek and get remand, which means the person is in custody in our murder cases,” he said. “Those are the facts.” He said shootings are down 38% and murders down 24% on his watch, noting that the Big Apple murder rate is less than half that of Phoenix. Read more at https://nypost.com/2024/02/22/us-news/arizona-prosecutor-s-feud-with-alvin-bragg-gets-fiery-as-she-implies-manhattan-da-could-let-soho-hotel-murder-suspect-walk/ #alvinbragg #rachelmitchell #nyc #arizona #raadalmansoori The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost