Man arrested in connection with a homophobic NYC subway slashing
A New York man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a homophobic slashing incident on a Manhattan subway train last week.
A New York man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a homophobic slashing incident on a Manhattan subway train last week.
Police said Milton Hamlin, 46, approached a 27-year-old man Friday night and made anti-LGBTQ comments before slicing him with a box cutter. The victim was taken to a local hospital while Hamlin remained on the train.
On Saturday, the New York City Police Department released a photo of the suspect clad in a large gray puffer jacket and black hat, asking for the public’s assistance in identifying him. The NYPD then confirmed to NBC News on Wednesday that Hamlin, a resident of the Bronx, had been arrested and charged with assault, assault as a hate crime, menacing and menacing as a hate crime.
Friday’s subway slashing is the latest in a string of violent incidents occurring aboard New York City subways. The same day, a 61-year-old man was stabbed while riding a train in the Bronx, and the day before, a train conductor was slashed across the neck as his train car pulled into a station in Brooklyn, according to NBC New York.
The high-profile crimes in the subway system prompted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday to send National Guard members to the underground network to help combat the issue.
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