Long Island DA blasts NY bail laws that forced him to RELEASE four 'body parts' suspects charged over severed arm and head found in Babylon park

A Long Island DA has blasted bail laws which forced him to release four suspects charged with concealing a human corpse and tampering with evidence. 

Steven Brown, 44, Jeffrey Mackey, 38, Amanda Wallace, 40, and Alexis Nieves, 33, were apprehended Tuesday after a girl stumbled upon a heavily tattooed human arm in Babylon park on her way to school the week before.

Following the first horrific discovery, police uncovered more body parts including two severed heads in the same park along with nearby Bethpage State Park and West Babylon woodland. 

Cops believe the bodies of two victims - an unnamed 53 year-old man and 59 year-old woman from Yonkers - were hacked up with meat cleavers. 

Suffolk County DA Raymond Tierney said the decision to free the suspects with ankle tags was 'absurd' and blamed the 2019 'Bail Reform' law for the judgment.

Suffolk County DA Raymond Tierney (pictured) has blasted bail laws which forced him to release four suspects charged with concealing a human corpse and tampering with evidence

Three of the four suspects left court together on Wednesday 

'It is our understanding that Suffolk County Police Department is still investigating these murders,' he said in a statement following their release without bail. 

'Unfortunately, due to the "Bail Reform" passed by the New York State Legislature in 2019, charges relating to the mutilation and disposal of murdered corpses are no longer bail-eligible, meaning my prosecutors cannot ask for bail. 

'This is yet another absurd result thanks to "Bail Reform" and a system where the Legislature in Albany substitutes their judgment for the judgment of our judges and the litigants in court. 

'We will work with the Suffolk County Police Department to resolve this investigation as soon as possible and implore our Legislature to make common sense fixes to this law.' 

In response, New York Governor Kathy Hochul wrote that she 'changed the bail laws to make sure criminals can be held on bail - that includes any individuals charged with murder, rape, or other violent felonies'. 

Tierney hit back at Hochul - blasting her as 'either completely clueless or being deceitful about how the criminal justice system works' for implying the police are to blame for the release.

'Prosecutors have a duty to bring only charges that are supported by evidence,' the DA's second statement says. 

'Anything else would be unethical. The Suffolk County Police Homicide Detectives are the best in the country, and they are working 24-7 on this case. 

'For the Governor to criticize the efforts of these detectives without knowing any of the facts in defense of a broken bail system is both baffling and indefensible. 

'When law enforcement had enough evidence to arrest these defendants for serious felonies, they did the right thing and made those arrests. 

'Did the Governor want the police to leave them out despite having evidence that they cut up and disposed of two bodies? 

'The Governor’s platform on public safety is laughably inadequate and she should know enough not to comment on ongoing investigations. 

'It would be helpful if the Governor confined her comments to subjects that she knows something about.'

The four suspects have each been charged with first-degree hindering prosecution, tampering with physical evidence by concealing or destroying, and concealment of a human corpse. 

Steven Brown, 44, Jeffrey Mackey, 38, Amanda Wallace, 40, and Alexis Nieves, 33, were apprehended Tuesday after a girl stumbled upon a heavily tattooed human arm in Babylon park on her way to school the week before

Alexis Nieves, 33, leaves court in Suffolk County, Long Island, on Wednesday 

Amanda Wallace, 40, and Steven Brown, 44, leaving court on Wednesday 

Jeffrey Mackey, 38, was one of two men charged. The motive and his involvement in the grisly murder remains unknown

Suffolk County DA Raymond Tierney said the decision to free the suspects with ankle tags was 'absurd' and blamed the 2019 'Bail Reform' law for the judgment

Police sources told NBC New York that the brutal murders may have been linked to a love triangle, but further details have not been shared.

It's unclear whether detectives believe any of the defendants are directly involved in the killing of the victims. 

Along with the gruesome assortment of body parts, 'sharp instruments and other related items' were uncovered at their home on Railroad Avenue in Amityville, according to the charge sheet. 

The home was described as 'uninhabitable' in court Wednesday, as prosecutors claimed the four had broken the plumbing by attempting to conceal the corpses by flushing body parts away, per the NYPost. 

Mackey, Brown and Wallace lived in the home, while Nieves is registered in court documents as homeless. 

The four were arraigned at Suffolk County District Court Wednesday, and chaotic scenes unfolded outside as they clashed with the media.

Mackey, Brown and Wallace lived in the home, while Nieves is registered in court documents as homeless. 

They did not respond to questions about any links they have with the victims, apart from Mackey repeatedly shouting 'I don't know what you're talking about'. 

Brown pulled his hood low over his face and aggressively shoved a cameraman out of his way while Wallace walked beside him covering her face with court papers.

Attorneys for each defendant said they were innocent in interviews with the media after the arraignments. 

'We’ll see what they claim is their evidence,' said Ira Weissman for Brown, while Mackey's attorney John Halverson said he plans to fight the charges 'vigorously'.  

DailyMail.com visited the Amityville property where three of the four lived on Wednesday morning, which backs on to a loud rumbling train track. 

Half-eaten food, an empty Tito's vodka bottle and an open carton of Minute Maid strawberry and pear juice were visible on a table inside. 

The scruffy property was raided Monday, with the unfinished food inside suggesting residents had been taken by surprise.

The door of the home had a large dent where police had broken in using a battering ram. 

One neighbor who lives near the raided property says Wallace was a dog walker and that the house had visitors all hours of the night. 

The neighbor, who gave his name as Josh, said: 'The only reason why I knew her name is because somebody pulled up yesterday and said "you know Amanda? She used to walk my dogs for me."' 

A half-finished meal, empty vodka bottle and open carton of juice sit on a table inside a house on Amityville, New York, that was raided Monday in connection with the discovery of two dismembered bodies 

The home, pictured Wednesday, housed three of the four people arrested - Steven Brown, Amanda Wallace and Jeffrey Mackey. The fourth person arrested - Amanda Nieves - is believed to have been homeless

A broken door was visible at the Amityville property which was raided by police on Monday 

Josh said he'd previously witnessed Amanda walking her son to school.

Asked about worrying activity at the property prior to the raid, Josh said: 'It’s hard to say. 

'The only thing that I noticed since I live just a few doors down is that there’s activity all throughout the night there. All the time. Just people pulling up staying there briefly.'

 ‘I have trouble sleeping in the morning so that’s why I know that at 4am there’s a car in front of the house,' he added. 

‘It’s horrifying. You know it goes on in the world but you don’t think it goes on in your own street.

‘It’s all shocking. It’s terrible. I don’t think I’m naïve, but who would expect something terrible like this.’

Another neighbor added that she regularly saw the residents walking a Pitbull down the street and described them as 'unfriendly'. 

The woman said she has lived on the road since 2001 and has witnessed a rapid decline in safety. 

Nieves and Mackey are scheduled back in court March 8, while Brown and Wallace are set to return March 11.