Man charged with punching actor Steve Buscemi is held on $50,000 bond

NEW YORK (AP) — The person charged with assaulting actor Steve Buscemi on a Midtown road has been held in jail on bond in New York, prosecutors mentioned.

Police have mentioned the 66-year-old actor — identified for his roles in “Boardwalk Empire,” and “Fargo,” amongst different performances — was strolling in Manhattan on Could 8 when a stranger punched him within the face. Police arrested a person Friday in reference to the assault, three days after having launched a photograph of the suspect.

Buscemi’s writer has confirmed the assault, and mentioned the actor was handled at a hospital with accidents to his eye however was in any other case okay.

The accused man, who’s 50 years outdated, was arraigned on Saturday and the choose set bail at $50,000, prosecutors mentioned. It was unclear if the defendant had a lawyer who may converse for him. A cellphone message has been left with the native public defender’s workplace. The suspect is due again in court docket on Thursday.

The felony grievance alleges the person punched two individuals on the time, however authorities didn’t title them. It additionally says the assault on Buscemi was captured by surveillance video.

In March, Buscemi’s “Boardwalk Empire” co-star Michael Stuhlbarg was attacked, by a unique stranger. The individual allegedly hit him at the back of the neck with a rock in Manhattan’s Central Park.