Overview
- Police say Jeremiah White, 23, assaulted two women and a 15-year-old girl Wednesday morning in separate Bronx locations including Morris Heights, Crotona Park East and Franklin Avenue.
- Investigators report he used a metal pipe in at least two incidents, and officers recovered a pipe at one scene.
- One victim, BronxCare health worker Virginia Alvarez, sustained facial fractures, head lacerations and broken fingers, while the teen needed staples for a head wound.
- Prosecutors upgraded counts to include attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon, describing a pattern of unprovoked street attacks.
- A judge ordered White held on bail pending further court dates, and records show multiple prior arrests and a recent supervised release after an Oct. 7 arraignment.