
Stabbing File Photo (credit: CBS 2)
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A homeless man with a criminal record dating back to the 1980s has been arrested for allegedly attacking a man at a Brooklyn public library Tuesday evening, police said.
Ralph Neptune, 46, falsely accused a man at the Brooklyn Heights branch around 7:30 p.m. of watching pornography on a library computer, 1010 WINS’ John Montone reports.
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The two men apparently got into an argument before Neptune pulled out a knife and stabbed the 52-year-old victim in the neck and chest, police said.
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The victim is expected to recover.
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