Overview
- Prosecutors say Manassa admitted the assaults when shown video, telling detectives, “Yeah, that’s me,” and a police source says he claimed he was having a bad day.
- He is charged with multiple counts of assault and criminal possession of a weapon and faces up to 25 years if convicted, according to the Queens District Attorney.
- Queens Criminal Court Judge Anthony Battisti ordered Manassa held on $200,000 bail during his arraignment Friday night.
- Authorities say two men, ages 42 and 50, were slashed in the face without provocation on the Union Turnpike–Kew Gardens E platform, and prosecutors add a third bystander was slapped; both injured men were treated in stable condition.
- Police say Manassa was arrested after a criminal mischief incident at the Randall’s Island shelter where he lives, and they report he has more than a dozen prior arrests and past referrals for psychiatric evaluations.