NYC Parolee Convicted for Killing His Mother Charged for Brutally Assaulting Elderly Woman

This image taken from surveillance video provided by the New York City Police Department shows 38-year-old Brandon Elliot believed to be connected with an assault on an Asian American woman in New York City on March 29, 2021. Courtesy of New York Police Department via AP

A man sought after by police after assaulting an elderly Asian-American woman in New York City was arrested on Wednesday and charged with a hate crime, authorities said.

The New York Police Department Hate Crime Task Force said in a statement that detectives arrested 38-year-old Brandon Elliot for allegedly assaulting 65-year-old Vilma Kari—an Asian woman who immigrated from the Philippines—in broad daylight on Monday.