Crime & Safety
Upper East Side Man Arrested For Glass Bottle Pummel: NYPD
A man was charged with attempted murder for repeatedly beating a man with a glass bottle downtown on Sunday.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — An Upper East Side man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after beating a man in the head with a glass bottle multiple times, police said.
The man, identified by officials as Upper East Side resident Jounathan Maimon, 24, was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon and criminal mischief.
On Sunday at about 3:15 a.m., a 42-year-old man walking near Lafayette and Prince Streets was approached by Maimon, police said.
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Maimon then smashed a glass bottle against the victim's head multiple times, police claim, and fled on foot down Prince Street.
The unidentified victim was brought to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.
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Police at the time released images and a video of the suspect walking along the street with what appears to be a 1.75 liter glass alcohol bottle.
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