Rubio Blasts Communist Cuban Regime As Nj Trooper’s Killer Remains Free

On Friday, May 2nd successful 1973, New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster approached a car that had been pulled complete by constabulary for a surgery taillight connected nan New Jersey Turnpike.

Inside were 3 equipped members of nan extremist Black Liberation Army.

Gunfire erupted, and successful nan shoot-out, Officer Foerster was deed 4 times and killed. Now, decades later, nan officer's cold-blooded execution is spurring caller calls for justice.

One of nan militants successful nan car, Joanne Chesimard, has lived a life connected nan lam. In 1979, she escaped from a New Jersey situation and, successful nan decades since, she has been surviving freely successful Cuba.

"She should beryllium serving a life sentence," says nan existent caput of nan authorities police, New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Patrick J. Callahan

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New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster (New Jersey State Police)

"I want her yesterday, and I person Trooper Foerster's handcuffs fresh to spell connected her erstwhile she lands connected that tarmac, wherever she is."

There are caller calls to extradite her and nan estimated 70 fugitives from U.S. justice, including convicted murderers, hose hijackers and others who proceed to bask safe haven successful Cuba.

President Donald Trump has called connected nan Cuban authorities to cough up Chesimard and nan others.

"Return nan fugitives from American justice, including nan return of nan cop-killer Joanne Chesimard," he declared successful 2017.  Now nan Trump management is taking tougher measures against Cuba that could yet consequence successful nan fugitives being backmost connected U.S. soil. In January, nan management slapped caller sanctions connected nan Cuban regime, and it is considering tougher actions.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is denouncing nan Communist government's protection of American criminals.

"The Cuban authorities continues to supply safe haven for terrorists and criminals, including fugitives from nan United States," he said successful a connection to Fox News.

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FBI wanted poster for Joanne Chesimard. (FBI)

"The sadistic sidesplitting of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster will ne'er beryllium forgotten, and we will ne'er extremity fighting for justice."

President Obama normalized relations pinch nan Cuban authorities successful 2015, and while a fewer fugitives person been returned, terrorists were not among them. In 2018, James R. Ray, a lawyer wanted for execution successful Montclair, New Jersey, was extradited by Cuba backmost to nan state. He was convicted and died successful jailhouse while awaiting sentencing successful 2023.

In his first term, President Trump scrapped nan Obama agreements, and he has since put Cuba backmost connected nan State Department's database of authorities sponsors of terrorism, which President Biden had removed.

"I understand it's a sovereign federation and that there's nary extradition policy, but here's personification who has murdered a New Jersey State Trooper who lives free, and that conscionable is achy for rule enforcement, not only successful New Jersey, but crossed nan country," says Colonel Callahan. "Anything that I tin do to bring her backmost to service retired nan remainder of her condemnation is what I'm going to do."

Joanne Deborah Chesimard is pictured present successful an undated photo. Chesimard was convicted of sidesplitting a New Jersey authorities trooper 40 years ago. She has been connected nan tally since 1979, erstwhile she escaped from a prison, wherever she was serving a life term. (AP)

"It's disgusting that immoderate slayer for illustration this would beryllium conscionable roaming nan streets successful Cuba," says Senator Rick Scott, R-Fla. "It makes you mad. It makes you huffy that Cuba harbors these terrorists and these fugitives."

Scott is sponsoring a Senate bill, "The Frank Connor and Trooper Werner Foerster Justice Act," demanding nan fugitives' return. Rubio first introduced nan authorities earlier he was named caput of state.

Scott is calling for moreover stronger measures against nan Communist nation.

"We person to make judge there's nary money that goes there. They're intelligibly a authorities sponsor of terrorism," Scott says." Trump did nan correct point by putting them backmost on."

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Frank Connor was killed successful nan FALN bombing of Manhattan’s Fraunces Tavern successful 1975. Courtesy Joe Connor.  (Joe Connor)

The measure is besides named for different victim, Frank Connor. In 1975, Connor, a New York City banker, was having luncheon successful nan historical Fraunces Tavern erstwhile a explosive exploded, sidesplitting him and 3 others, and wounding much than 50 people. The instrumentality had been planted by nan Puerto Rican violent group "Armed Forces for National Liberation" (FALN), which was responsible for a activity of violent bombings successful New York City successful nan 1970s.

The FALN's main bombmaker, Willie Morales, besides escaped a U.S. situation to find information successful Fidel Castro's Cuba.

"We person convicted terrorists who we do person nan powerfulness to get back," says Connor's son, Joe, who has been successful nan forefront of nan push to return nan fugitives. He says President Trump tin execute that.

"Trump perfectly tin usage economical power," he says. "We person these convicted terrorists 90 miles from home, we person nan economical leverage connected Cuba to bring them back. Cut nan deal, bring these guys back, and past we will talk astir really we are going to assistance Cuba successful nan future."

Four group were killed, and much than 50 were injured, aft a explosive exploded successful Fraunces Tavern, successful New York City. The FALN, a Puerto Rican nationalist group, claimed responsibility. (New York Daily News via Getty Images)

"It would really mean something, that location is justness for my dad."

In January, Secretary of State Rubio honored Connor and nan different Fraunces Tavern victims connected nan day of nan FALN attack.

"We must besides recommit ourselves to demanding that wanted U.S. fugitives nether nan Cuban regime’s protection beryllium brought to justice. We beryllium nan victims and nan American group our unwavering committedness to holding nan Cuban authorities accountable."

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy marked nan day of Foerster’s execution by saying, "As we grant his memory, our committedness to justness has ne'er wavered. More than half a period later, we proceed to prosecute his murderer’s repatriation to New Jersey to look nan consequences of her actions."

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Colonel Callahan notes that successful its 104-year history, nan authorities constabulary unit has mislaid 78 troopers successful nan statement of duty, but that Foerster’s decease and Chesimard’s state stay "an unfastened wound."

"There’s not a time that goes by that I’m not trying to do thing astir bringing her backmost here," he says.

 Fox News Producer Maria Paronich contributed to this story.