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- A New York woman was charged after she allegedly hit a Metro-North train conductor with a pumpkin and punched her in the face.
- The 21-year-old woman was charged with two counts of assault in the second degree.
- The altercation occurred after she could not produce a ticket and was told to get off at the next stop, according to the district attorney.
A New York woman was charged with felony assault after she allegedly hit a Metro-North Railroad conductor in the face with a pumpkin after she was told to get off the train because she did not have a ticket.
On October 11, Alexis Adams, 21, allegedly hit the conductor in the face with a pumpkin and punched her several times. The conductor was sent to the hospital, where she received "numerous stitches," according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah.
"Violent attacks on essential workers doing their jobs will not be tolerated," Rocah said in a statement. "Metro-North Railroad conductors, like all public facing employees, have a right to feel safe in their workplace."
Adams, a Bronx resident, was charged "with two counts of Assault in the Second Degree, a felony, and a warrant was issued for her arrest," the district attorney said.
Catherine Rinaldi, the president of MTA Metro-North Railroad, thanked the district attorney and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department.
"Throughout the pandemic, we have called upon our conductors to do more than ever before. They need to know that we are absolutely committed to making their work environment as safe as possible," Rinaldi said in the district attorney's statement.
Adams is due to appear in Mount Vernon City Court on November 10, according to the district attorney.