Two men allegedly involved in a mugging that led to the shooting of an off-duty cop in The Bronx last week were arraigned last night on charges of robbery, assault, grand larceny and harassment.
Jason Leiva, 20, and Rodian Ortega, 17, were not, however, hit with attempted-murder charges, although police had originally accused them of that crime after their arrests Friday. It was not clear why the charges were dropped.
At the Bronx Supreme Court arraignment hearing, Leiva was held without bail, while bail was set at $50,000 for Ortega.
Officer Ivan Marcano was shot during a botched cabby mugging Wednesday by a third thug, who was killed in the shootout.