Crime & Safety
Man Who Attacked 87-Year-Old In Brooklyn Arrested, Cops Say
A 32-year-old who lived less than a mile from where he kicked an 87-year-old to the ground in Clinton Hill has been charged with the attack.
CLINTON HILL, BROOKLYN — Police have found the man who kicked an 87-year-old to the ground in an unprovoked attack on Lexington Avenue last week.
Jaquan Wright, 32, was charged on Tuesday with two counts of assault for the attack, which happened last Friday in front of 12 Lexington Ave. Records show that Wright lived less than a mile down Lexington Avenue from where he attacked the 87-year-old man.
The man had been standing in front of 12 Lexington Ave. in Clinton Hill just after 8 a.m. when Wright came up and kicked him to the ground.
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The 87-year-old was taken to Brooklyn Methodist Hospital and was in serious but stable condition, police said Tuesday. He had a broken arm and a cut on his head.
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