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Cops Arrest Rainbow Clown Wig-Wearing Attacker
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Jen Chung
Published Nov 5, 2013
Modified Nov 5, 2013
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The NYPD announced that they have arrested two teenagers—one who was wearing a clown wig—for assaulting an off-duty cop in the Bronx.
On Saturday at about 2:35 p.m. in the afternoon, the off-duty cop ask two teens to "pipe down" at the East 170 Street/Grand Concourse Station. The pair allegedly retaliated by punching the 45-year-old and the one wearing the rainbow clown wig tried to stab him with a screwdriver.
The NYPD says that they have charged Jay Nelson, 17, and Malik Cruz, 16, with assault; Cruz was also charged with menacing.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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