An Immigrant’s Death and an Unlikely Suspect

“At the end of a cul-de-sac in this hamlet in northern Westchester is a modest Cape whose deck is neatly planted with pink and yellow flowers. The owner, George Bubaris, a 30-year-old Queens native, had recently left behind the bustle of the city to start the next chapter of his life, with a new house, a new job and a fiancée.

But Mr. Bubaris, a Mount Kisco police officer, is now facing a charge of second-degree manslaughter in connection with the death in April of an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, Rene Javier Perez. That has put Officer Bubaris at the center of a criminal prosecution, and stirred debate about the abuse of authority, quality-of-life issues and the treatment of immigrants in an increasingly diverse county.”

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