Update 11:02 p.m. EDT May 23: New York police said Thursday a 17-year-old boy was arrested and charged with assault in connection with Saturday morning's attack of an off-duty firefighter, WCBS reported.
The boy was among six teens accused of punching John Mongielo, 38, in Manhattan, the television station reported. Mongielo told the teens to stop harassing an elderly couple, but he was allegedly attacked and suffered a concussion and broken teeth, police said.
An ARREST has been made re: the May 18 assault in the @NYPD19Pct. The subject, a 17-yr-old male, is in custody. The victim, an @FDNY firefighter who acted as a good samaritan, continues to recover from serious injuries. We thank him for his actions & wish him a swift recovery. pic.twitter.com/eB8lyfDJzW
— Chief Dermot F. Shea (@NYPDDetectives) May 23, 2019
Original report: The 38-year-old firefighter intervened at 9:25 a.m., when police said the teens were harassing the couple in Manhattan's Upper East Side, WPIX reported.
RT to help police find a group of teenagers after one of them allegedly attacked an off-duty firefighter on the Upper East Side. More details: https://t.co/fF9ZpXDdUu pic.twitter.com/6lPUWl1ffW
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) May 21, 2019
According to police, one of the teens punched the firefighter, striking him throughout his body, the television station reported.
The man suffered a concussion and had five broken teeth, WABC reported. He also needed 25 stitches for his wounds, the television station reported.
Police released surveillance video that shows the teens, believed to be between 15 and 17 years old, smiling as they skipped down the sidewalk, WNBC reported.
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