Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Brooklyn Man Charged in Antigay Incident

A knife wielding New York City man was arrested over the weekend after menacing two younger men on the street with a knife and shouting anti-gay slurs, reports 1010 WINS and WCAX.


"Authorities said a 43-year-old Brooklyn man approached two 22-year-old men around 9:30 Saturday morning on Utica Avenue and began making comments about 1 of the men's clothing. As the men continued on their way, police said the older man pulled out a knife and made anti-gay remarks while menacing them. The younger men flagged down two police officers, who took the 43-year-old into custody. He was charged with menacing as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon."

The assailant has been identified as 43-year-old Luis Newman,

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