Bronx woman charged in assault on Metro North conductor
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WHITE PLAINS - A Bronx woman has been charged with assaulting a conductor on a Metro North train last month.
Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced Friday that Alexis Adams, 21, was charged with two counts of second-degree assault, a felony, on Oct. 22, 11 days after the alleged attack, at which time a warrant was issued for her arrest.
Adams was arrested by Metropolitan Transportation Authority police, and she was arraigned in Mount Vernon City Court on Oct. 28.
According to Rocah, Adams hit the 62-year-old female conductor in the face with a pumpkin and then punched the conductor in the face and head multiple times just after 6 p.m. Oct. 11. Rocah said the incident occurred after Adams failed to produce a ticket and the conductor told her to leave the train at the next stop.
The conductor was taken to a local hospital, where she received numerous stitches for her injuries, among other treatment.
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"Violent attacks on essential workers doing their jobs will not be tolerated," Rocah said.
The assault was the latest in a series of attacks on conductors that union officials said last month have become increasingly violent over the course of the pandemic.
MTA police said as of October there had been 28 felony assaults on Metro North and the Long Island Railroad since the begining of the year. Half of those were on police (10) and conductors (4).
"Throughout the pandemic, we have called upon our conductors to do more than ever before," said Catherine Rinaldi, president of the MTA Metro North Railroad. "They need to know that we are absolutely committed to making their work environment as safe as possible."
Adams is scheduled to reappear in Mount Vernon City Court on Wednesday.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Westchester DA says Bronx woman assaulted conductor
