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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

he had 4 alleged assault arrests, no convictions as they would have published those if they could and assault for a panhandler probably means he was tugging at people as they walked by as he begged or wasnt wholly cooperative when the transit cops asked him to move on, the easiest way for a cop to arrest a street person is to put their hands on their shoulder so that they then knock the cops hand off, hey presto common assault and a ride to the jail!!!

That doesn't appear to be the situation here.

According to The Post, in one instance, Neely was accused of punching a 67-year-old woman, breaking her nose and fracturing her orbital bones. He was incarcerated at Rikers Island until February 9, 2023, for second-degree assault, and there was a warrant issued for his arrest on February 23, according to The Post, which said Neely was once accused of threatening to kill his grandfather.

https://heavy.com/news/daniel-penny/