Eric Martinez obtained seven stitches close to his eyebrow from the subway assault.
A Bronx man’s commute dwelling landed him within the hospital when a deranged straphanger punched him within the face.
Eric Martinez, 40, mentioned he was on a 6 practice Friday night time going dwelling from his finance job in Decrease Manhattan and took a seat on the finish of the automobile. He was listening to music when he noticed a person close by.
“Out of nowhere I hear ‘Transfer!’ ” he mentioned. “I continued doing my factor. I hear it once more. ‘Transfer!'”
Martinez mentioned he felt like the person was taking a look at him after which he noticed a fist coming at him.
“It was so fast. He hit me twice,” Martinez mentioned. “Then he backed off for a second. I grabbed my stuff and went to the following automobile.”
He was bleeding badly and fellow passengers got here to his support. When the practice stopped at Hunts Level Avenue, riders flagged down NYPD officers on the station.
Martinez was in a position to level out his attacker, who was arrested.
Martinez mentioned he went to Montefiore Medical Middle and obtained seven stitches close to his eyebrow.
He mentioned he had by no means had a difficulty using the subway earlier than and was used to “folks screaming or speaking loud.”
“I’m trying on the information on a regular basis. One thing new occurs,” he mentioned. “I simply must be, I suppose, alert extra.”
The NYPD recognized the alleged assailant as Leonard Thompson, 36, who's homeless. He was charged with a misdemeanor depend of assault. Court docket info was not instantly obtainable.
Thompson has had eight prior arrests together with an August 2021 bust for theft that's slated to go to trial in January, in line with sources and public information.
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