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12 COURIER LIFE, MAY 24–30, 2019 M BR B G
Cops cuff ex-NBA player’s
sister twice in one week
BY AIDAN GRAHAM
Cops arrested the sister of Coney Island
basketball standout Sebastian Telfair,
a nine-year NBA veteran, on May
20 for allegedly threatening a witness
who testifi ed at her brother’s Criminal
Court trial last month.
The onetime Portland Trailblazer
was convicted on April 24 of weapons
possession charges, after cops found
him with several fi rearms during a
routine traffi c stop in Brooklyn in
June 2017.
The former fi rst-round pick faces
up to 15 years when he is sentenced on
June 18.
Federal prosecutors arrested 32-
year-old Octavia Telfair — she turns
33 on May 21 — in Coney Island on
Monday, accusing her of threatening a
witness who had testifi ed against her
brother during his trial.
Authorities also claim that Octavia
threatened to kill the witness’s family.
After the former NBA player’s conviction,
CYCLISTS
May 14, activists laid blame on city
offi cials for the lack of dedicated bike
lanes throughout much of Southern
Brooklyn.
“This is a tragedy which Mayor Bill
de Blasio could have easily prevented
with protected bike lanes installed as
part of a complete network of cycling
infrastruc ture,” Thomas DeVito of
Transportation Alternatives said at
the time.
Borough Park, where the teen was
killed last Wednesday, lacks any roadways
devoted to cyclists, according to
city maps .
The City Council is hoping to improve
road safety with its “Vision Zero
Streets Design Standard” bill , which
would formalize a set of safety measures
for the Department of Transportation
to consider when renovating
city streets. Proponents believe the bill
would encourage construction of bike
lanes and other traffi c calming measures
in car-dense neighborhoods.
Council Speaker Corey Johnson recently
announced a May 30 deadline to
vote on the measure, which is co-sponsored
by 14 of the body’s 15 Brooklyn
lawmakers. The only Kings County
councilmember not sponsoring the bill
is Kalman Yeger (D–Borough Park),
who represents the location where the
teen was killed on Wednesday.
Yeger also represents the area
where 26-year-old Pedro Tepozteco
was fatally struck last month , while
riding on another street without bike
lanes, just six blocks from Wednesday’s
incident.
Authorities said the driver of the
box truck remained on the scene until
police arrived. No charges have been
fi led, and the investigation is ongoing.
Continued from cover
the witness, who has known
both Telfairs for over 15 years, began
receiving dozens of phone calls from
an unknown phone number. The unnamed
witness recorded two of the
calls, during which prosecutors say
Octavia warned the victim that she
would have to live “with a rearranged
face.”
The second audio recording allegedly
captures the ballplayer’s sister
using multiple expletives and threatening
the lives of the witness’s children.
Prosecutors also claim that the witness’s
son received a phone call, allegedly
from Octavia, asking him about
his whereabouts. Unaware of his mother’s
situation, the minor offered his location,
prosecutors said.
After appearing in Brooklyn Federal
Court on May 20, Octavia is currently
released on $100,000 bail with
an electronic ankle monitor to keep authorities
aware of her whereabouts.
TRAGIC SCENE: The intersection of 17th Avenue and 53rd Street, where a cyclist was struck
and killed on May 15. Google Maps
2019
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