Man Arrested, Charged with Hate Crime, Assault after Alleged Box Cutter Assault of an Asian Woman in Times Square

August 2 2022 Manhattan, New York – A 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged with Hate Crime and Assault, in connection with an unprovoked attack on an Asian woman in Times Square this weekend.

Video by Kevin RC Wilson (FNTV Freedomnews.tv)

Suspect Anthony Evans is also accused of weapon possession, according to police. Police released a surveillance video, showing a man suddenly rushing toward a woman from behind and slashing her with a box cutter at 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue, in broad daylight.

🚨WANTED for ASSAULT: On 7/31/22 at 10 AM, near 7th Avenue and West 42 Street in Manhattan, a 59-year-old woman was approached by the suspect who slashed her right hand with a box cutter in an unprovoked attack. Have any info? DM NYPDTips , or call 800-577-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/9NrxXDJ2FR
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) August 1, 2022