Overview
- Transit officers detained a man at a Hunts Point subway stop in the Bronx after he allegedly entered through an emergency gate without paying.
- Police said they found crack cocaine during processing and filed related counts that included theft of services and disorderly conduct.
- Detectives then linked the detainee to a January L train assault near Lorimer Street in Williamsburg that involved homophobic slurs, a knife, and punches to a 24-year-old rider.
- The victim sustained minor injuries and refused medical attention at the scene, according to authorities.
- Police identified the suspect as 41-year-old Yeshayahuw Carraway of Crotona Park in the Bronx, and he was booked on assault and menacing as hate crimes along with aggravated harassment and harassment.