Males just 12 and 13 years old accused of beating former NY Democratic governor on Manhattan street — and it gets even wilder
A 12-year-old male and a 13-year-old male were arrested Saturday in connection with a physical attack on former New York Democratic Gov. David Paterson and his stepson, police told the Associated Press.
Paterson, 70, and his stepson, Anthony Sliwa, 20, were attacked around 8:30 p.m. Friday while they were walking on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, the AP said, adding that they were treated at a hospital for minor facial injuries.
Paterson said his stepson encountered some of the attackers beforehand while walking the family dog.
Paterson is legally blind and suffered bodily injuries, the outlet said, adding that Sliwa is the son of Guardian Angels anti-crime group founder Curtis Sliwa.
The two juvenile males both were charged with gang assault, the AP said, adding that authorities indicated at least five people were involved in the attack.
Paterson was governor from 2008 to 2010 following Democratic Gov. Eliot Spitzer's resignation in a prostitution scandal, the outlet said, which added that Paterson was New York's first black governor.
Paterson said his stepson encountered some of the attackers beforehand while walking the family dog, telling them he would call police if they didn't stop climbing up a Second Avenue building's fire escape, the AP said.
It was after the aforementioned exchange that Paterson said he and his stepson went for a walk, ran into the same group, and an argument ensued before the group attacked Paterson and Sliwa, the outlet reported.
Paterson said his stepson fought off multiple attackers but ended up with a facial cut that required several stitches, the AP said.
Two more arrests
In addition to the pair of arrested juveniles, two adults were arrested Monday in connection with the attack on Patterson and Sliwa.
Travor Nurse, 40, and Diamond Minter, 34 — both New York City Housing Authority workers — were arrested on Second Avenue near East 96th Street, police and sources told the New York Post.
Both suspects were charged with second-degree gang assault, the Post said, adding that Nurse also was accused of punching Paterson and faces an additional assault charge for injuring a victim 65 or older. Both charges are felonies, police told the paper.
A 14-year-old male wasn't charged after police determined he was not an aggressor, the Post said.
The paper, citing sources, added that Nurse previously was arrested in Brooklyn in late July on an aggravated unlicensed operator charge, in addition to other traffic violations. The Post, citing sources, also reported that Nurse was arrested in August 2009 for gun possession.
The paper said it wasn't immediately known if Minter, the other adult arrestee, has previous arrests on her record.
The pair's employer, the New York City Housing Authority, said they're both still employed, the Post said.
“They have not reported to work,” a spokesperson said in a statement. “This is an active NYPD investigation. We don’t have any additional information at this time.”
You can view a video report here about the incident.
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Trump rally in the Bronx a massive ‘wake-up call’ for Biden
The Bronx might be a deep blue area in a deep blue state, but that didn’t stop Trump supporters from coming out to support the former president.
Former Democratic Governor David Paterson took notice as well, calling Trump’s Bronx rally a “wake-up call” for Biden — as between 8,000 and 10,000 supporters showed up despite the rally only expecting around 3,500.
One of the attendees, a black woman, was captured on camera saying “that we absolutely must take our country back.”
She also drew attention to the “diverse group of people,” noting that what ties them all together is “our love of country.”
“Those are some fired up people,” Pat Gray laughs, after watching even more clips of the Bronx supporters.
Another supporter, a young man, told reporters that “Joe Biden’s policies have failed.”
“It’s failed us in terms of the economy, in terms of illegal immigration, in terms of the environment,” he said, adding, “These policies only hurt black people. It doesn’t help them.”
Gray is impressed, saying “Something is happening here. That’s great.”
“It’s not like 80% of blacks and Hispanics are going to vote for Donald Trump, but he’s at least doubled the numbers, according to the polls that have been conducted. It was 9%, now it’s around 18%,” Gray says.
“I’ve seen it as high as 23% among blacks who are supporting Trump now. That’s unheard of for a really long time,” he adds.
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