Gothamist reports:
Sean Kuilan, a 34-year-old Hell’s Kitchen resident, was taken into custody Tuesday on charges of criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, and criminal possession of a weapon.
Police said that Kuilan threw a brick or a rock at the window of VERS, a gay bar on 9th Avenue, on three separate occasions since last Sunday.
The most recent attack came around 10 p.m. on Saturday night. Security footage showed an individual approaching the bar, throwing what the NYPD said was a heavy rock in full view of several pedestrians, then casually walking off.
Read the full article. Video of one of the incidents is below.
?ARREST- Criminal Mischief?
Sean Kuilan (34) of Manhattan was arrested after a tip from the community led investigators to him. Our Warrants Squad then made a swift apprehension. We thank all the upstanders and conscionable New Yorkers involved.https://t.co/yj4FAhPLPW— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) November 22, 2022
#ARRESTED | A man accused of throwing a brick at the window of a gay bar in New York City has been arrested, police said.
Police arrested Sean Kuilan, 34, on charges of criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon. pic.twitter.com/zVOirZbkU9
— PIX11 News (@PIX11News) November 22, 2022
Man is filmed throwing brick at window of LGBT bar in Manhattan’s Hells Kitchen gayborhood https://t.co/9uajgvKaq2
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) November 20, 2022