Flushing Man Indicted on Hate Crime Charge for Attack on Asian Woman
By Forum Staff A Flushing man has been indicted for allegedly attacking a woman outside a Roosevelt Avenue bakery in February, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Monday. According to court records, Patrick Mateo, 47, is awaiting arraignment on an indictment charging him with aggravated harassment in the second degree, assault in the third degree, and harassment in the second degree. Photo Courtesy of NYPD Security camera image of Patrick Mateo. According to the charges, just before 2 p.m. on Feb. 16, Mateo was in line at the New Flushing Bakery on Roosevelt Avenue when he alleged...