Police arrested a 43-year-old Queens man Monday who allegedly smashed a bottle over the head of a subway rider in the Bronx last month.
Ellis Landel, a resident of 84-18 Rockaway Beach Blvd. in Rockaway Beach, was apprehended within the confines of the 49th Precinct and charged with second-degree assault.
He is accused of attacking a 57-year-old man at around 9:10 a.m. on Aug. 13 while the victim was sitting on a southbound 5 train near the Grand Concourse and East 138th Street station. He allegedly struck the victim on the head with a bottle before fleeing the scene.
The 57-year-old sustained a head laceration and was treated by EMS on-site. The investigation remains ongoing.
