Crime & Safety
Man Pulls Knife On Park Sloper Who Doesn't Like Trump: Report
The man pulled out a knife and screamed "f--k you" to the victim after he said he didn't support the president, the Brooklyn Paper reported.
Update: The victim claims that he was instead the Trump supporter and was threatened after refusing to denounce the president.
PARK SLOPE, NY — A man threatened a person with a knife on a Park Slope street for not supporting President Donald Trump earlier this month, the Brooklyn Paper reported.
The victim was walking on Seventh Avenue, between Union and President streets, on Feb. 6 when the man approached him and asked if he liked the president, according to the Brooklyn Paper.
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When the man said he didn't, the suspect pulled out a knife and screamed "f--k you," the paper reported.
The victim called 911 and the man was arrested and charged with menacing.
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