NYC woman busted for anti-Asian assault spree
Maricia Bell was charged with assault as a hate crime, robbery and harassment
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A woman was arrested Thursday for an alleged hate-driven, anti-Asian assault spree that left four people injured over the course of several months in Queens, police said.
Maricia Bell, 25, is accused of attacking three women — ages 75, 63 and 34 — and a 23-year-old man in four separate incidents in the borough beginning May 23, according to police.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In the first attack, Bell allegedly yelled, "Why are you talking to me?" before punching the man in a Flushing parking lot on Kissena Boulevard, cops said.
Bell allegedly committed a similar assault against the 34-year-old woman inside a Pomonok bodega at about 6:40 p.m. June 16, according to police.
At about 8 p.m. July 11, Bell is accused of slugging the 63-year-old woman in the face as the victim was walking near 72nd Avenue and Parsons Boulevard, according to police.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In the latest incident, Bell allegedly whacked the 75-year-old woman with a hammer at 71st Avenue and Parsons Boulevard at about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, authorities said.
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Bell was hit with several hate crime charges, including assault, harassment and robbery, police said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}She has five prior arrests, sources said, including one on March 29 in which she was charged with assault as a hate crime.
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