Michael Crosland, 68, is accused of punching and kicking a woman on a Q subway train at the Stillwell Avenue station in Brooklyn early Sunday.
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He allegedly struck the 39-year-old victim multiple times in the right shoulder and kicked her several times in the stomach in the 7:30 a.m. attack.
He then set papers in a trash can at the station on fire, police say.
He was quickly apprehended and charged with assault as a misdemeanor. He was released on supervised release, as none of the charges are bail eligible.
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The victim declined medical attention.
Crossland, whose arrest record dates back to 1986, has 25 prior arrests. But he has not been arrested since 2009, for unauthorized use of a vehicle.
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