Man charged with assaulting 71-year-old victim at Manhattan subway station

Tuesday, December 10, 2019
MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police say a suspect is under arrest in connection with an attack on a 71-year-old man at a Manhattan subway station.

42-year-old Bryan Robberson of Hempstead is charged with two counts of assault.
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The incident happened Monday inside the passageway of the 42nd Street Port Authority subway station.

Police say the suspect got into a verbal dispute with the victim which escalated into a physical altercation.

Robberson allegedly hit the 71-year-old with a belt buckle, causing a laceration, then punched and kicked him multiple times, knocking him to the ground.
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The suspect fled the scene with two other unidentified males.

The victim was treated at NYC Health & Hospitals/Bellevue.



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