Long Island 'body parts' suspects accused of chopping up arm and head found in Babylon park leave court on bail GRINNING as furious DA slams New York laws stopping him from keeping them in jail

A group accused of having a part in a Long Island murder case were seen smiling and laughing as they left court, with bail laws preventing them from being behind bars.

Steven Brown, 44, Jeffrey Mackey, 38, Amanda Wallace, 40, and Alexis Nieves, 33, were arrested Tuesday and charged with charged with first-degree hindering prosecution, tampering with physical evidence by concealing or destroying, and concealment of a human corpse.   

Mackey and Nieves were seen walking out of Suffolk County Criminal Court freely on Friday with wide grins on their faces. 

Despite being arrested on the possible murder of a man and woman in Amityville, the pair looked to be in good spirits - with Nieves clutching a purple bouquet of flowers. 

The suspects have been released from police custody without bail despite the ongoing investigation because of the 2019 'Bail Reform' law. 

Suspects Jeffrey Mackey, 38, and Alexis Nieves, 33, were seen walking out of Suffolk County Criminal Court freely on Friday with huge grins on their faces

Despite being arrested on the possible murder of a man and woman in Amityville, the pair looked to be in good spirits - with Nieves clutching a purple bouquet of flowers

The suspects were apprehended Tuesday after a girl stumbled upon a heavily tattooed human arm in Babylon park on her way to school the week before

The suspects have been released from police custody without bail despite the ongoing investigation because of the 2019 'Bail Reform' law (pictured: Mackey and Nieves)

Conditions were placed on the defendants' release including GPS monitoring, according to Suffolk County's Tania Lopez. 

The murder charges facing the suspects came 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. 

Although the deceased have not been publicly identified, there are distinct tattoos on the body parts. 

The name 'Sandra' or 'Sandy' appears to be inked on the hand of the severed arm. 

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. 

Suffolk County DA Raymond Tierney said the decision to free the suspects with ankle tags was 'absurd' and blamed the bail reform law for their release. 

Mackey and Nieves are pictured here as they arrive at Suffolk County Criminal Court for their hearing on March 8, 2024

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

'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.

Not many details have been released about the motive behind the murder and the victims remain unnamed as the investigation continues. 

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.

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

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.