Man Arrested in Subway Attack Says Woman Threatened Him

Passengers wait inside a stopped C subway train in N.Y.C., on April 21, 2017. Brendan Mcdermid/File Photo via Reuters

NEW YORK—The man facing an assault charge in connection with an attack on a 78-year-old homeless woman on a New York City subway claims she threatened him with a knife.

The New York Post reports the court-appointed attorney for Marc Gomez made the claims at the 36-year-old’s arraignment early Sunday, March 24, in Bronx Criminal Court.