(NEW YORK) — A man wanted in connection with the random attack Actor Steve Buscemi on a New York street earlier this month was arrested on assault charges on Friday, police said.
The 66-year-old star of “Boardwalk Empire” and “Fargo” was walking in midtown Manhattan on May 8 when a stranger punched him in the face, city police said. He was taken to a hospital with bruising, swelling and bleeding from his left eye but was otherwise fine, his publicist said at the time.
Police charged a 50-year-old homeless man with second-degree assault Friday afternoon in the same district where Buscemi was attacked. Authorities announced Tuesday that they had identified the man as a suspect and were searching for him.
It was not immediately clear whether the man had a lawyer who could respond to the allegations. A phone message was left at the local Public Defender’s Office.
Buscemi’s publicist did not immediately return a message. In previous comments, they said that the actor was “another victim of a random act of violence in the city” and that he was fine.
In March, Buscemi’s “Boardwalk Empire” co-star Michael Stuhlbarg was hit in the back of the head by a rock while walking in Manhattan’s Central Park. Stuhlbarg pursued his attacker, who was taken into custody outside the park.
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