(Cuomo/DeBlaslo jail reform) Serial Manhattan subway scammer jailed after 142nd arrest From NY Post provided by Bongino Reports: Aserial subway scammer who allegedly tricks tourists into buying worthless MetroCards was sent to jail Thursday — after his 142nd career arrest. Charles Barry had enjoyed a revolving turnstile of justice for most of 2020, thanks to new bail reform laws that mandate zero bail for most non-violent offenses. He was arrested six times this year alone for allegedly stealing — or trying to steal — the cash of Manhattan straphangers, and once, on Feb. 4, actually taking cash from the hand of an elderly woman in a wheelchair. Each time, he’d either be given a desk appearance ticket or freed on no bail, court records show. But on Thursday, an arraignment judge ordered Barry held in lieu of $10,000 bail for allegedly stealing cash at a Times Square MetroCard machine the previous day, from yet another hapless traveler. That victim told cops that “he gave the defendant the money because he offered to help him buy a MetroCard,” according to the criminal complaint in that case, which charges Barry with misdemeanor petit larceny and fraudulent accosting. SEE ALSO  Serial subway scammer arrested for 141st time Bail was finally set after prosecutors argued that Barry has repeatedly failed to come to court when required. Bail reform rules that took affect on Jan. 1 do allow judges to set bail if it’s to ensure the return to court of defendants with a history of missing court dates. https://nypost.com/2020/02/27/serial-manhattan-subway-scammer-jailed-after-142nd-arrest/