An unhinged man attacked three ladies — two of them outdoors a yeshiva — in a random Williamsburg spree late Monday, police mentioned.
Jacob Narvaez, 22, allegedly first focused a 19-year-old girl who was strolling house on Heyward Road close to Lee Avenue, slapping her on the buttocks round 9:25 p.m., cops mentioned.
Narvaez then walked about 4 blocks to Bedford Avenue close to Hewes Road, the place he allegedly attacked his subsequent two victims about 5 minutes later in entrance of a yeshiva, authorities mentioned.
He got here up behind one girl and slapped her on the aspect of her face, and scratched one other on her again round 9:30 p.m., in response to cops and one of many victims.
The slapped sufferer, Rachel Paskes, informed The Publish she was merely strolling on the road and speaking on the cellphone when she was clobbered on the best aspect of her face.
“He got here from the again with out me seeing something,” Paskes informed The Publish by cellphone Tuesday. “The hit was so exhausting, I didn’t know what I used to be feeling.
“From the again, he slapped my proper ear,” she added. “My cellphone went useless from the pressure of the slap. That’s how exhausting he hit….My ear turned numb and crimson.”
Nobody ran after Narvaez, who bolted after the mindless assault, in response to Paskes.
However Narvaez’s escape didn’t final lengthy, as he was arrested a couple of half-mile away round 10:15 p.m. and charged with misdemeanor assault and harassment, police mentioned.
He has no prior arrests, cops mentioned.
Video posted on X by Williamsburg 365 Information reveals each the NYPD and the Williamsburg Shomrim Security Patrol descending on the scene as Narvaez was led away in cuffs.
The string of assaults comes lower than two weeks after Anthony Caines, 45, allegedly spat on three ladies in the identical neighborhood throughout a two-day sickening spree, cops mentioned.
He was granted supervised launch as a result of not one of the incidents resulted in a felony cost, which might’ve stored him in custody.
