An unhinged man attacked three girls — two of them exterior a yeshiva — in a random Williamsburg spree late Monday, police stated.
Jacob Narvaez, 22, allegedly first focused a 19-year-old lady who was strolling house on Heyward Road close to Lee Avenue, slapping her on the buttocks round 9:25 p.m., cops stated.
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 stated.
He got here up behind one lady and slapped her on the aspect of her face, and scratched one other on her again round 9:30 p.m., in accordance with cops and one of many victims.
The slapped sufferer, Rachel Paskes, informed The Submit she was merely strolling on the road and speaking on the cellphone when she was clobbered on the correct aspect of her face.
“He got here from the again with out me seeing something,” Paskes informed The Submit 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 lifeless from the drive of the slap. That’s how exhausting he hit….My ear turned numb and pink.”
Nobody ran after Narvaez, who bolted after the mindless assault, in accordance with Paskes.
However Narvaez’s escape didn’t final lengthy, as he was arrested a few half-mile away round 10:15 p.m. and charged with misdemeanor assault and harassment, police stated.
He has no prior arrests, cops stated.
Video posted on X by Williamsburg 365 Information exhibits 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 girls in the identical neighborhood throughout a two-day sickening spree, cops stated.
He was granted supervised launch as a result of not one of the incidents resulted in a felony cost, which might’ve saved him in custody.
