Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that his statement to law enforcement officials should have been suppressed as the fruit of an unlawful arrest is without merit. The evidence amply supports the hearing court's determination that the defendant voluntarily accompanied the detectives to the 107th Precinct and remained free to leave until probable cause to arrest existed (see, People v Yukl,
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