Man Denied Bail in N.Y. Brick Attack
Reuters
NEW YORK —
A homeless man charged with bashing a young woman’s head with a brick in New York last month was ordered held without bail Wednesday in a crime that sparked a controversial crackdown on homeless people sleeping on the streets.
Paris Drake, 32, was charged with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon in the Nov. 16 attack in midtown Manhattan on Nicole Barrett, 27, originally from Athens, Texas.
Drake denied involvement in the crime. He has a criminal record stretching back to 1982.
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