Cops have nabbed a homeless man who randomly slashed a stranger on a ritzy East Village street corner, police said Sunday. Steven Johnson, 35, was charged with attempted murder and assault in the terrifying, unprovoked Thursday attack by the Astor Place Cube. The 30-year-old victim was standing on the corner of Astor Place and Lafayette […]
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NYPD hunting man wanted for random slashing attack at Astor Place in Manhattan
A wild-eyed man in a hooded sweatshirt and camouflage pants is responsible for slashing a 30-year-old man in the neck at Astor Place in Manhattan’s East Village, the latest in a spate of unprovoked attacks in New York City in recent weeks. The NYPD released surveillance images of the slashing suspect in the hopes someone […]