Man accused of punching seven random women in New York City is arrested
A man accused of assaulting random women in New York City was arrested Tuesday, police said.
A man accused of assaulting random women in New York City was arrested Tuesday, police said.
Daquan Armstead, 31, of East Bronx, was taken into custody on suspicion of hate-motivated assaults on seven women from late March to mid-April in Lower Manhattan, police said.
Authorities allege he punched women, sometimes in the face, on their heads, or on their backs.
When asked about the allegations while being taken out of the New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force office, Armstead responded, "They spit at me." Police refuted the suspect’s claim that victims had spit on him.
It wasn't clear Tuesday evening if he has retained legal counsel. New York County Defender Services, which provides defense attorneys for many criminal cases, noted that a public record of his arrest was unavailable.
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