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Friday morning, he was picked up by the state Department of Corrections and taken back into custody after the governor stepped in.

Bui Van Phu, 55, a registered sex offender on lifetime parole, was allowed to walk straight out of Bronx Criminal Court on supervised release without bail Thursday afternoon.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul revealed Friday that police had once again arrested Bui Van Phu, the man who allegedly randomly punched a stranger in the back of the head in the Bronx last week.

The attacker who allegedly sucker punched a New York City man was arrested for a parole violation after walking free following the attack.

The sister of the man who was punched in a vicious unprovoked attack outside a New York City restaurant excoriated the suspect and hailed police for his arrest, saying that she has no plans to forgive him.

A suspect was charged with attempted murder after he allegedly sucker punched an unsuspecting individual outside a Bronx Restaurant.

A parolee and previously convicted sex offender was reportedly placed on supervised release after sucker-punching a random stranger from behind, police have said.

A New York City sex offender arrested on suspicion of attempted murder is allowed to walk free after his charges were downgraded to a misdemeanor.

Defendant Bui Van Phu appeared in Bronx Criminal Court with his hands cuffed behind his back wearing a gray shirt and black pants.

Bui Van Phu, 55, from the Bronx, was arrested in connection with the unprovoked assault on Friday, August 12, outside the Fuego Tipico restaurant on 163 East 188 Street.