Man Accused of Punching Seven Random Women Arrested in New York City

Police said they arrested a man on Tuesday who is accused of assaulting random women in New York City. Police said that Daquan Armstead, a 31-year-old man from East Bronx, was arrested for allegedly committing hate-motivated assaults on seven women in Lower Manhattan. The assaults took place between late March and mid-April.

Authorities claim that he hit women, occasionally in the face, on their heads, or on their backs. When Armstead was asked about the allegations while being taken out of the New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force office, he said, “They spit at me.” The police denied the suspect’s statement that the victims had spit on him.

It was unclear on Tuesday evening whether he has hired a lawyer. New York County Defender Services provides defense attorneys for criminal cases. They mentioned that there is no public record of his arrest available.

Armstead was arrested by the NYPD’s Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Public Information. He is suspected of committing a hate crime, assault, attempted hate crime, and aggravated harassment. According to the police, there have been 95 attacks in Manhattan this year, where 50 of the victims were women and the attacks were unprovoked.

Previously, someone was arrested in connection with a series of attacks that happened earlier this spring. These attacks gained attention after some of the women shared their stories on TikTok. The allegations involving Armstead do not seem to be the same as the attacks seen on social media.

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The department provided a schedule of reported attacks:

The NYPD said that on March 24th around 8 p.m., they received a report of a 30-year-old woman who was hit in the face in the Lower East Side. According to the report, the hit was strong enough to make her feel dizzy, but she didn’t want to see a doctor.

The following day, just after 10 a.m., police officers went to a location a few blocks to the northwest. They were responding to a report that a 36-year-old woman had been hit on her back, according to the NYPD. Additionally, she declined to receive medical treatment.

The NYPD said that officers responded to an incident in Greenwich Village where a 38-year-old woman was struck on the back of her head by an unknown person shortly after 8 a.m. on April 2. According to the information, she also declined to receive medical help.

On April 5th, around 12:25 p.m., the police received a report of a 25-year-old woman being hit on the right side of her face in the Lower East Side. According to the information, she declined to receive treatment.

Shortly after, a few blocks away, police officers went to the Lower East Side in response to a report of a 44-year-old woman being hit on the right side of her face. She also declined to receive medical treatment.

The time is approximately 9:45 in the morning. On April 8, the police received a report about a 24-year-old woman who was hit on the back of her head on the Lower East Side, according to the NYPD. According to the information, she declined to receive medical help.

The police received a report on April 17th, shortly after 10:30 a.m., about a 27-year-old woman who was hit on the head by an unknown person in Lower Manhattan. According to the information, she declined to receive medical help.