The person recognized as a suspect in an alleged shock assault on actor Steve Buscemi in Manhattan earlier this month has been arrested, senior metropolis officers with information of the investigation confirmed Friday.
Clifton Williams was arrested after his constructing supervisor known as 911 throughout a dispute over Williams' property at a homeless shelter in Chelsea. After the 50-year-old man claimed a few of his belongings had been stolen, officers responded to acquire Williams' account and acknowledged him from the images sought. He apparently acknowledged his identification and was taken into custody.
Williams stated nothing as he was led out of the police station in handcuffs. He had been recognized Tuesday because the suspect within the Could eight assault on the “Boardwalk Empire” star in Kips Bay.
Police additionally revealed Friday that Buscemi was not Williams' solely alleged sufferer that day: He punched a 22-year-old man close to East 15th Avenue and Third Avenue simply 10 minutes earlier than hitting the actor, police stated.
Williams was charged with misdemeanor battery within the first incident and felony battery within the assault on Buscemi, as a result of the 66-year-old man was thought-about an aged particular person. Williams' lawyer info is unknown.
There was no remark from the actor or his staff concerning the arrest.
Williams had been staying in shelters across the metropolis for the previous few years. In April, he stayed on the Bellevue males's shelter earlier than being admitted to Greenpoint.
Buscemi, a former FDNY firefighter, had minor bruising and swelling in one in every of his eyes because of the unprovoked assault. The actor's publicist stated he was “doing effectively and appreciates everybody's effectively needs, though it’s extremely unhappy for everybody that this occurred to them whereas they have been strolling the streets of New York.”
Identified for his roles within the movies “Fargo” and “Reservoir Canines,” or the latest tv collection “Miracle Staff,” Buscemi was final seen on display within the last season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” which ended its 12 seasons in April.
Buscemi was the second actor from the favored HBO tv present “Boardwalk Empire” attacked this spring. Michael Stuhlbarg was hit within the head with a rock whereas strolling close to Central Park on March 31.
A homeless man, later recognized as Xavier Israel, 27, was arrested in reference to that incident; He faces expenses of assault and harassment. Israel is allegedly the identical one who attacked an excellent Samaritan who gave him a coat in Manhattan greater than two years in the past.
A “Boardwalk Empire” actor is recovering from a random stone to the pinnacle he suffered whereas strolling close to Central Park on Sunday evening, authorities say.