Warrant Dropped Against Teen Who Attempted Suicide At Rikers Island
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - There's an update Thursday in the case of four Rikers correction officers who were suspended for allegedly standing by as an 18-year-old inmate tried to hang himself on Thanksgiving day.
The parole warrant against that teen has now been dropped.
Nicholas Feliciano was arrested on a parole violation and placed at Rikers Island 10 days before his suicide attempt.
He's in a medically-induced coma at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens.
The identities of the suspended correction officers and captain have not been released.
The incident is under investigation.
