Arizona prosecutor refuses to extradite SoHo hotel murder suspect to New York

Republican Rachel Mitchell claims it’s ‘safer’ not to send back Raad Almansoori, in custody pending charges for stabbing two women

A Republican prosecutor in Arizona has refused to extradite a murder suspect to New York, claiming it is “safer” not to send him back because of the state’s supposed “treatment of violent criminals”.

Rachel Mitchell, attorney for Maricopa county – which includes most of the city of Phoenix – is holding the suspect, 26-year-old Raad Almansoori, in custody pending charges for stabbing two women.