Daquan Armstead, a 31-year-old man from the Bronx, has been charged with multiple counts of assault and attempted assault, which have been elevated to hate crimes, following a series of unprovoked attacks on women in Manhattan. The assaults, described as random, occurred between February 12 and last week, with at least eight women reportedly attacked by punching. Armstead was arrested by the NYPD Warrant Squad on April 23. He reportedly told prosecutors, 'you have to check women sometimes.' The attacks gained attention as they resembled violent acts shared on TikTok.
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A man accused of assaulting random women in New York City has been arrested, police said. https://t.co/TfmDAUwZIb
The man accused of sucker-punching women in seemingly random attacks in a span of weeks in Manhattan was arrested and faces hate crime charges, according to police https://t.co/XByqPLglZV
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Daquan Armstead, 31, of the Bronx, was arrested by the NYPD Warrant Squad on April 23 for "randomly" slugging at least 7 women in Manhattan in March and April. He is charged with seven counts each of assault and attempted assault; those charges were elevated to hate crimes,… https://t.co/NSgcrawt7H
Daquan Armstead faces charges for multiple random assaults on women in NYC. Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/EIvgCNr9Hn
Bronx man busted for 8 random punching assaults on women like ones reported on TikTok Daquan Armstead, 31, was arrested for the violent spree of unprovoked attacks on women, which began on Feb. 12 and continued until last week. https://t.co/pZFs55NykV
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