Christopher Philippeaux was arrested Thursday after the alleged incident aboard an MTA bus in South Ozone Park, charging him with hate crime assault
A suspect has been arrested on hate crime charges after allegedly attacking a fellow passenger aboard a bus in Queens, harassing the teen victim over his turban and forcibly trying to take off him, according to police.
The suspect then punched the victim in his face, back and in the back of his head, causing cuts and pain, according to police. Police said the man also tried to remove the turban from the head of the teen, who is a member of the Sikh faith, before getting off the bus and running along Liberty Avenue.
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