NYPD: Florida Man charged in connection with cab destruction amid Knicks post-in revelry
NYPD: Florida Man charged in connection with cab destruction amid Knicks post-in revelry
Police arrested a Florida man on Monday in connection with the destruction of a yellow cab in Midtown last week as Knicks fans took to the streets following the team’s Game 4 win.
NYPD officials said 21-year-old Saul Vargas was part of the group of people who swarmed the taxi on 36th Street and Seventh Avenue around 12:30 a.m. Thursday. A widely viewed video on social media showed people smashing its windshield and jumping on its hood, though police said Vargas is not among those who appear in the video.
Vargas is from St. Cloud, Florida, and is facing a charge of criminal mischief, according to police. They said he turned himself in on Monday evening at the Midtown South precinct.
Information for Vargas’ attorney was not yet available.