BLACK: NYPD busts ninja sword suspect who attacked man convicted in 2019 NYC subway bomb scare

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NYPD busts ninja sword suspect who attacked man convicted in 2019 NYC subway bomb scare​

By Wes Parnell
New York Daily News

Oct 21, 2022 at 10:49 pm

A man who allegedly dressed like a ninja when he attacked the culprit of a 2019 subway bomb scare was busted in Manhattan on Friday, police said.

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Larry Griffin claims he was attacked by a man with a sword while on a Manhattan subway platform on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Police released surveillance images of the alleged attacker (pictured here) — who was wearing black head-to-toe and gradient, reflective sunglasses — in the hopes someone may recognize him. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. (NYPD / DCPI)

Selwyn Bernard, 27, was found by cops at the corner of Lispenard St. and W. Broadway in Tribeca after a tipoff from someone in the community, police said.

Bernard dressed up like a ninja and bashed Larry Griffin over the head Tuesday with what looked like a samurai sword as the two fought on a subway platform inside the A/C subway station at Chambers St. and Warren St., said police.

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Griffin was the culprit of a 2019 bomb scare after he dropped three rice cookers in the Fulton Street Station near William St. in Lower Manhattan.

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Larry Griffin
was taken to the Hospital after he was slashed in the forehead by what is being described as a Samurai Sword with a pearl handle that was wielded by a man of thin build approximately six feet tall on the A/C/E train platform at Park Place and Church Street in Manhattan on Thursday October 20, 2022. 0946. The Swordsman fled the transit system and is being sought by Cops. (Theodore Parisienne) (Theodore Parisienne/for New York Daily News)

Cops believed the rice cookers were pressure bombs placed in the train stations due to their proximity to the Federal Reserve Bank. It turned out they were harmless. Griffin pleaded guilty, and served prison time on a charge of placing a fake bomb. He’s now free on parole.

Bernard’s arrest record includes charges of strangulation, burglary, assault and fare evasion, police said.
 
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