A Bronx resident has been handed a five-year prison sentence for the unprovoked assault of a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) employee. Anthony Williams, 31, pleaded guilty to second-degree Assault after attacking 75-year-old station agent Baboo Singh on a subway platform. The Bronx District Attorney's Office, lead by Darcel D. Clark, stated the defendant brutally beat the MTA employee without cause, as the victim, donning his uniform, was en route to his shift.
During the sentencing at the Bronx Supreme Court, Justice Ralph Fabrizio ordered Williams to serve five years behind bars with an additional five years of post-release supervision. The incident occurred on September 12, 2023, when Singh found himself on the receiving end of Williams' sudden rage at the Nereid Avenue subway station. Suffering a fractured nose and jawbone, the assault has been condemned as an attack on the workers, who constitute the very essence of New York's subway system. According to details released by the Bronx District Attorney's Office, the defendant also faced charges for another incident of violence wherein he punched a Correction Officer in January of 2023, sentences for both crimes will run concurrently.
The prosecution's team, spearheaded by Assistant District Attorney Juan Pucha, of the Rikers Island Prosecution Bureau, under the supervision of Edward Uy, Deputy Chief, and Jose Arocho, Chief of the Rikers Island Prosecution Bureau, assembled a measured response to Williams' actions. Clark praised the efforts of those involved, including NYPD Detective Steven Kendricks and NYC Department of Correction Investigator Daniel Monaco for their role in bringing Williams to justice.
