Man arrested for assaulting Asian 7-Eleven employee in Manhattan, NYPD says


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(CNN) Police arrested a Brooklyn, New York, resident on assault and reckless endangerment charges after he allegedly struck a 7-Eleven worker in the face multiple times while making anti-Asian statements, according to the NYPD. The alleged assault occurred at a 7-Eleven in midtown Manhattan early Saturday morning, police said. Asian Americans are (still) under attack. Here are easy ways you can help Gregory Jacques, 33, was later arrested Wednesday morning and charged with assault, along with attempted assault and reckless endangerment, both in the second degree, the NYPD said in a statement. A seven second clip of surveillance footage sent...