Police Looking For Q Train Biter (UPDATE: ARRESTED)

PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS: Police report that yesterday August 14, 2017 around 5:30 pm, a man followed a young woman into the Prospect Park subway station, and slapped her buttocks as she was going through the turnstiles.

But did not stop there.

They both took the uptown Q train, exited at 34th Street and Sixth Avenue, where the individual continued to follow her down the escalator, grabbing her about the arms.

After a brief struggle, the assailant bit the victim, 23, on her chest before fleeing the station.

The individual is described as a Black man, approximately 23-years-old, 6’0″, 135lbs, brown eyes, bald, and last seen wearing a blue t-shirt, yellow shorts, black socks and white sneakers.

UPDATE 8/16/17:  Jaquan Whittle, 25, of Crown Heights was arrested this morning Wednesday, August 16, 2017 and charged with attempted rape, assault, forcible touching and harassment.

ORIGINAL STORY PUBLISHED ON: Aug 15, 2017 @ 15:12

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.