Mr. Hayes was a 20 year veteran of the FDNY. After he retired, he took the position of onsite fire safety inspector at the World Trade Center. After the first plane hit the north tower ...

(From left) Defense attorney Phillip Hayes sits with Texas Seven member Randy Halprin during a hearing with 283rd state District Judge Lela Lawrence Mays (not pictured) at the Frank Crowley Courts ...

Harris did not immediately return a text message seeking comment. Attorney Phillip Hayes, who has also been appointed to represent Halprin, said he was unaware of Creuzot’s allegations.

(From left) Defense attorney Phillip Hayes sits with Texas Seven member Randy Halprin during a hearing with 283rd state District Judge Lela Lawrence Mays (not pictured) at the Frank Crowley Courts ...

(From left) Defense attorney Phillip Hayes sits with Texas Seven member Randy Halprin during a hearing with 283rd state District Judge Lela Lawrence Mays (not pictured) at the Frank Crowley Courts ...

“We don’t want to have this case tried a third time, your honor,” Yeatts said. Phillip Hayes, one of Halprin’s attorneys, argued the district attorney’s office had already avoided the ...