Jose Alba, 61, arrived at his Hamilton Heights apartment around 8:30 p.m. wearing an electronic monitor hours after a Manhattan judge agreed to lower his massive bail from $250,000 to $50,000. Alba, who was accompanied by one of his sons, covered his face and refused to answer questions as he made his way inside. Jose Alba arrives at his home in Hamilton Heights on Thursday night. Christopher Sandovsky Alba refused to answer questions from reporters upon his return home. Christopher Sandowski Before his release, Alba was booked into Rikers Island on a murder rap for his fatal encounter with Austin Simon, 35, Friday night inside the Hamilton Heights bodega where he works. Alba’s relatives and boss paid the $5,000 needed to post bail. As part of his release deal, Alba is also barred from leaving New York and had to surrender his passport, ensuring he won’t go to the Dominican Republic on a pre-arranged trip. An Alba without handcuffs. Alec TabakNYC bodega worker Jose Alba has been released after posting bail. Alec TabakAlba’s bail was reduced from $250,000 to $50,000.Alec Tabak Alba was working at the Hamilton Heights grocery store on Broadway when he was attacked by Simon, a career criminal with a history of violence, who stormed from behind the counter and pushed him against a wall, the video shows. The ex-con then grabbed Alba as the terrified employee tried to get past him – getting his hands on a knife and plunging it into Simon at least five times. Simon’s girlfriend also allegedly pulled a knife from her purse and stabbed Alba three times in the shoulder and arm, according to his attorney. She has not been charged, with the DA’s Office saying only “we are continuing to review the evidence and the investigation is ongoing.” Alba is released from handcuffs on Thursday. Alec Tabak Alba can be seen in the video bleeding from his stab wounds and holding his knife as he waits for police to arrive – only for them to arrest him and take him into custody.
