OAN Staff Abril Elfi
10:52 AM – Saturday, October 6, 2024
Two teens have been arrested in connection to an attack on former New York Governor David Paterson and his 20-year-old stepson.
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On Sunday, authorities confirmed the arrest of a 12-year-old male, who was charged with second-degree gang assault, and a 13-year-old male, who was charged with third-degree gang assault.
Their identities have been withheld from the public due to them being minors.
According to detectives, they have been searching for five suspects in connection to an attack on Paterson (D-N.Y.) and his stepson, Anthony Chester Sliwa, just after 8:30 p.m. on Friday.
Police stated that Paterson and Sliwa were approached by five unidentified people, who started a verbal argument that turned physical.
The former governor was hurt in the head, and his stepson suffered more serious facial injuries, and they were both taken to a nearby local hospital.
Paterson, who is legally blind, spoke with FreedomNews.TV following the attack and stated Sliwa first encountered three of the teens when he spotted them climbing a fire escape to a building in the neighborhood and yelled that he would call the police if they didn’t go back down to the street.
“They came down. He got into it with one of them and that was kind of the end of it,” Paterson said.
The former governor claimed that after running into the teenagers and their friends later on Second Avenue, he and his stepson got into a fight.
According to Paterson, two other adults intervened during the argument between the teens and his stepson, setting off the subsequent fight.
“The kids didn’t start the fight,” Paterson said. “They were arguing. Then, when the fight started, everyone got into the fight.”
He continued saying that he was “punched in the face a couple of times” and on the shoulder.
“The person that punched me on the shoulder, I threw them against the McDonald’s window myself,” Paterson said.
Authorities have asked the public for any information that would help identify the suspects and released descriptions of them.
Paterson and his stepson were released from the hospital early Saturday morning, said his spokesperson, Sean Darcy.
“The Governor’s only request is that people refrain from attempting to use an unfortunate act of violence for their own personal or political gain,” said Darcy. “He and his wife, Mary, are thankful for the quick response time from the police and the outpouring of support they have received from people across all spectrums.”
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