Shamel Kelly, center, flanked by his attorneys Bernarda Villalona, left, and Harry Daniels, right, speaks during a news conference in New York's City Hall Park, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Shamel Kelly, center, flanked by his attorneys Bernarda Villalona, left, and Harry Daniels, right, speaks during a news conference in New York's City Hall Park, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Shamel Kelly, left, is introduced by his attorney Bernarda Villalona, during a news conference in New York's City Hall Park, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Shamel Kelly, left, with his attorneys Bernarda Villalona, center, and Harry Daniels, right, hold a news conference in New York's City Hall Park, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

This photo provided by the New York Mayoral Photography Office shows New York City Mayor Eric Adams during his in-person media availability at City Hall, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. (Ed Reed/New York Mayoral Photography Office via AP)

Shamel Kelly poses after a news conference in New York's City Hall Park, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)