Accused NYC scooter-shooter nods off during court hearing, claimed ‘people were after him’

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Accused NYC scooter-shooter nods off during court hearing, claimed ‘people were after him’
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“Are you coherent enough to follow these proceedings today?” Judge Scott Dunn asked accused killer Thomas Abreu, 25, in Queens Criminal Court. “You keep closing your eyes – …

appeared to nod off during his first court appearance Monday — as his boss revealed he had a history of bizarre comments, including claiming a “chip” was implanted in his head and that “people were after him.”

But things weren’t much better for the visibly disoriented Abreu when he managed to stay awake during the virtual hearing. — a sentiment his boss of five years, Jose Rodriguez, seemed to echo when he spoke to The Post on Monday. Queens Assistant District Attorney Jonathan Selkowe listed more of Abreu’s bizarre statements — this time allegedly made to the cops after his arrest — in court on Monday.

Selkowe added that the three survivors shot during the spree needed surgery to save them. And another person — who was targeted but not hit by the rampaging food delivery man — felt a bullet whisk past his face. His Brooklyn neighbors have said he was a known nuisance who would ride bikes and scooters around the neighborhood with a group of others “like freaking maniacs,” one man told The Post.

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