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Arrest after tourist slashed on the UWS
The man accused of slashing a 55-year-old Danish tourist in the ear and cheek Wednesday morning on the Upper West Side has been arrested. FOX 5 NY's Stephanie Bertini reports.
NEW YORK CITY - The man accused of slashing a 55-year-old Danish tourist in the ear and cheek Wednesday morning on the Upper West Side is in custody, FOX 5 NY's Linda Schmidt has confirmed.
According to police, the attack happened just before 10:30 a.m. on West 86th Street.
Surveillance video showed the tourist walking with two friends when suddenly a man in a gray t-shirt, dark-colored workout shorts and sneakers came running up behind him with a knife. Police identified the man as 25-year-old Joshua Zinberg.
"He slashed this man and almost cut off his ear completely and as he ran off down the street, he was just screaming obscenities," a witness said.
The 55-year-old was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
Zinberg has been charged with attempted murder and assault.
It's unclear what led up to the incident.