The 15-year-old from Queens, arrested as part of the biker gang that destroyed two cars in Manhattan, said on Thursday that the charges against him are “bulls-t”, insisting that he has an alibi – and that he doesn’t even have an alibi. even owns a bicycle.
Geovanni Valle, who was arrested Wednesday night on charges of criminal malice and riots for the attacks in broad daylight, denied being involved when the Post found him outside his home in Corona, hours after his release. of a juvenile detention center.
“I think it’s bulls-t,” said Valle. “I wasn’t even there!”
The teenager said he was buying a birthday present for his mother at Queens Center Mall around 4 pm Tuesday, when dozens of teenagers who rode their bikes randomly attacked two vehicles along Fifth Avenue, first a yellow taxi on 29th Street, then a BMW SUV on 21st Street.
“It was my mother’s birthday. I was buying her a gift, a sweater and shoes,” said Valle, who showed The Post a receipt for the mall’s Footaction shoe with a 3:49 pm time stamp.
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Valle said he showed the same receipt to the police, who was not convinced.
“They said it doesn’t matter,” recalled Valle. “Other people said it was me [at the crime scene]. “
The teenager’s father, Oscar Valle, said the police showed images of a young man at the crime scene who they said was the youngest of their three children.
“The police say for sure, he is the guy!” said old Valle. But he noticed that the boy in the photo was “much taller and very strong! My son is a skinny guy”.
Added Geovanni, holding the photo of the suspect close to his own face, “I don’t think it looks like me.”
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Geovanni’s older brother, Johnathan, admitted that there was some resemblance.
“It’s a little bit like him, a little bit,” he said – although he noted that there was another reason why he didn’t think his younger brother was involved. “He doesn’t have a bicycle to do that.”
Oscar said it was difficult to see his son arrested.
“I feel depressed to see my son handcuffed, treated like a criminal,” he said. “He is only 15 years old.”
Geovanni Valle said his only knowledge of the violent attacks was to watch a video of them on social media.
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“It’s crazy! I know people don’t have life, they just do things like that,” he said. “I was watching it on Instagram. I didn’t think it would come back to me!”
Valle was released on Thursday from juvenile custody to await a virtual appearance in the family court.
This report originally appeared in the New York Post.