A man wielding a crutch who carried out a random attack on a 12-year-old boy who was on his way to school in New York City has been arrested, the New York Post reports.
Jamal McIlwain, 28, hit the child twice with the crutch and tried to hit him a third time.
McIlwain was arrested Wednesday when someone called 9-11 and reported a “disorderly male” in front of a high school. When police arrived in the scene, they recognized him as the suspect in the attack.
He reportedly spit on police as they were trying to arrest him.
\u201cNovember 17th in Brooklyn, NY.\nIn an unprovoked attack , a man starts hitting a 12 year old kid multiple times with a crutch. The kid sustained injuries to his head \n#NYC #crime #wednesdaynetflix\u201d— Viral News NY (@Viral News NY) 1669207382
He was charged with assault, acting in a manner injurious to a child and menacing.
