Cops Nab Man Accused of Assaulting Gay NYC Councilman Erik Bottcher’s Neighbor
A 33-year-old man has been arrested and charged with assault and harassment after anti-LGBTQ protesters entered the New York City apartment building of councilman Erik Bottcher last week.
In a statement to The Daily Beast, the New York Police Department confirmed that officers had arrested and charged David Nieves, of Brooklyn, on Tuesday morning in connection with an assault on Bottcher’s 52-year-old neighbor.
Bottcher welcomed news of the arrest and charges, telling The Daily Beast: “Violence, intimidation and vandalism are never acceptable. A message needs to be sent to hate groups everywhere that this sort of behavior will not be tolerated.”