Elliot, who is Black, faces charges of assault and attempted assault as hate crimes. He made an appearance in court via video Wednesday night, and was remanded into custody, with the next court date scheduled for Monday.
Elliot lived at a hotel that serves as a homeless shelter a few blocks from the attack scene, police said.
He was taken into custody at the hotel around midnight. Tips from the public led to his apprehension, police said.
Elliot was convicted of stabbing his mother to death in the Bronx in , when he was He was released from prison in and is on lifetime parole. The parole board had previously twice denied his release. His record also included an arrest for robbery in Police released photos of the man, who remains at large.
Police hope someone can help them identify him. Help identify the below individual wanted in connection to an assault. On Monday, March 29th at AM, at West 43rd St, a female, 65, was approached by an unidentified male who punched and kicked her about the body and made anti-Asian statements. Early Tuesday, the Brodsky Organization, the company that manages the luxury apartments, said in a statement posted on Instagram that it "condemns all forms of violence, racism, xenophobia, and violence against the Asian American community.
The company said that "the staff who witnessed the attack have been suspended pending an investigation in conjunction with their union" and that it was working to identify a "third-party vendor present during the incident so that appropriate action can be taken.
A post shared by The Brodsky Organization brodskyorg. This is absolutely vile. These attacks against Asian-American New Yorkers must end. The video shows the man graze the woman as he walks past her up the escalator before he stops and turns around.
He is then seen grabbing both handrails before kicking her. Any info? No one in the video is seen helping the woman after she tumbles to the bottom of the escalator. Atlanta spa shootings: Who are the victims? Image source, EPA. Protests took place at the weekend to highlight the wave of attacks on Asian Americans. The suspect had made anti-Asian statements, they said. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. View original tweet on Twitter.
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