The guy who used a hammer to assault a shelter rider after striking the victim at a Manhattan station has been caught and accused of various hate crimes, according to authorities.
Christian Jeffer: - Christian Jeffers was detained on Wednesday and his identity was later confirmed by authorities. The 48-year-old was charged as a hate crime with assault, aggravated opportunity, and threatening.
Jeffers is also charged with weapons possession. While being brought out of the police station by officers, Jeffers stated that the other man in the station shoved him. Jeffers has been arrested in excess of 30 times. The police and the district attorney did not say what prompted the hate crime charges to be brought.
Christian Jeffer News Update: - They expected that the criminal of a hate crime would be punished to the greatest extent of the law. The arrest came less than 24 hours after Jeffers reportedly attacked another guy at the 14th Street station, slamming him in the head with a hammer. The victim stated that Jeffers purposefully bumped into him on Wednesday after depleting someone else on the platform, adding that he didn't have time to dispute before the hit was administered. They were driving home when they came upon the suspect at the turnstiles about 9 p.m.
The bushwhacker emerged from the turnstile. As he walked out, he collided with another existing in front of us. According to the victim, words were swapped between the two. Also, the suspect walked in the victim's path and reportedly purposefully collided with him, notwithstanding his claim that he sought to go to the side to prevent impact. He spun around, attempting to get in my face, the victim stated angrily, adding that the foreigner ended up treading on his bottom in the procedure.
Police first stated that the victim and the suspect had an altercation, however, the victim claims there was no quarrel. He claims that the suspect was the raider. He further claims that the suspect lingered around the friend who took the clip. The victim, who claims he has been in a continual state of anxiety since the incident, detailed the acute agony he felt.
He said that blood was gushing down the side of the face and that he was too stunned and bewildered to do much. I want to urge him to go to jail since he was easily agitated, stated the victim. He was looking for trouble. The sufferer was brought to Bellevue Hospital and is expected to recover physically.
The event occurred roughly two weeks after New York City launched its new Subway Safety Plan, a 17-runner program designed to combat the significant increase in conveyance crime in the still-recovering metropolis. However, rather than decreasing, major transportation crimes increased by more than 30 percent in the first week of the launch, with felony assaults nearly tripling.
UPDATE: 48-year-old Christian Jeffers has been arrested and charged with Assault as a Hate Crime, Aggravated Harassment as a Hate Crime, Menacing as a Hate Crime, Criminal Possession of a Weapon. The hammer used in the attack was found on him. #StopAsianHateCrimes #StopAsianHate pic.twitter.com/esnGUOTfPI
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