A suspect has been arrested in connection with the random and unprovoked attack on Steve Buscemi while he was walking in Manhattan earlier this month.
ABC7 New York reported that the New York Police Department identified Clifton Williams, 50, as the suspect earlier this week. Williams was taken into custody Friday after Chelsea police officers responded to a call early in the afternoon that a man was yelling at people outside 260 11th Avenue.
Buscemi was hit in the face while walking in the Kips Bay neighborhood of Manhattan on May 8. After fleeing his attacker, the 66-year-old actor was taken to Bellevue Hospital and treated for bruising, swelling and bleeding in his left eye.
“Steve Buscemi was assaulted in midtown Manhattan, another victim of a random act of violence in the city,” Buscemi's publicist said in a statement. “He is doing well and appreciates everyone's well wishes, although it is incredibly sad for everyone that this happened while they were walking the streets of New York.”
Buscemi will play Barry Dort in Netflix's second season Wednesdaywhich has begun production in Ireland.
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