NYC Man Who Shoved Elderly Woman Is A Registered Sex Offender, Arrested Over 100 Times
Yesterday we reported that a random NYC man was seen shoving an elderly woman, who hit her head on a fire hydrant in Manhattan last Friday. Authorities have since identified the man as 31-year-old Bronx native Rashid Brimmage, who is a registered sex offender and has reportedly been arrested over 100 times.
Authorities have arrested Brimmage and charged him with assault for his latest attack. They also note that he’s been arrested at least 100 times with a long list of alleged offenses including, assault, harassment, resisting arrest and persistent sexual abuse. However, due to the state’s 2019 bail reform motion, eliminating cash bail for misdemeanor/non-violent felony charges, he’s received desk appearance tickets, escaping jail time for each incident. Police are hoping for a different outcome this time.
Meanwhile, the elderly victim has been identified as Bronx native Geraldine, 92, suffered minor injuries and tells The New York Post, “I thought a brick hit me or something hit me on the left side of my head, and I went right down and hit my head against the hydrant. Blood was coming out, not spurting blood, but blood was dripping. I’m shaken. My head still hurts where it was bleeding, where I hit the hydrant — or where he hit me, I don’t know. Mainly it’s psychological — just the fear of going out on the street.”
She adds, “This damned guy put me in a state where I’m fearful to walk the streets alone. So my super’s trying to find somebody who will walk me to a park nearby or to the supermarket, that kind of thing. So that’s the problem.”
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