An unhinged man with a box cutter was arrested after he allegedly went berserk on subway riders in Brooklyn early Saturday, “yelling obscenities” and “flashing a light in their eyes” before punching a rider in the head, cops said.
The deranged 38-year-old harassed multiple passengers on a Coney Island bound D subway just after 1 a.m., cops said.
A deranged man yelled obscenities at subway riders on a D train before punching one of them in the head early Saturday, cops said. Christopher Sadowski
The victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition, cops said. Chad Rachman/N.Y.PostWhen the 56-year-old victim tried to calm him down, the madman slugged the do-gooder in the back of the head multiple times, cops said.
Alleged attacker Sapon Garcia Santos Israel, 38, was arrested in the attack, cops said. Chad Rachman/N.Y.PostThe beating left the victim with a bloody wound, police said. He was taken to Maimonides Medical Center in stable condition.
Sapon Garcia Santos Israel was arrested and charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon, menacing, disorderly conduct and harassment, according to police.
The Bensonhurst man has no prior arrests, police sources said.
