Overview
- Police say a man approached a 39-year-old woman pushing her infant near 41st Street and Sixth Avenue in Bryant Park and threw a phone that hit the baby in the arm before attempting to throw it at the mother.
- The encounter occurred on Saturday morning and both victims declined medical attention at the scene, according to police statements reported by local outlets.
- Officers arrested the suspect at Bryant Park and identified him as 49-year-old Marc Okon who was charged with assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and reckless endangerment.
- Reporting is based on police accounts and gives no public detail yet about motive, injuries beyond the initial strike, or scheduled court proceedings.
- One local outlet cited police records saying Okon has prior arrests, a detail that could shape prosecutorial decisions and that may increase public concern about safety in heavily trafficked Midtown parks.