THE man accused of attacking actor Steve Buscemi on a Manhattan sidewalk has been arrested.
Clifton Williams, 50, was arrested on Friday, nearly two weeks after police say he randomly punched the Boardwalk Empire actor in the face.
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New York police responded to reports of a man screaming at pedestrians in Manhattan’s Chelsea area at around 12:40 pm.
There, law enforcement officials arrested and identified the suspect as Williams, who was wanted for the May 8 assault of Buscemi.
The Golden Globe winner, 66, was walking in Midtown Manhattan on the morning of May 8 when he was randomly slugged in the face by a man, police said.
When police arrived, the attacker had already fled the scene.
Buscemi, a Brooklyn native, was taken to the hospital and treated for bruising, swelling, and bleeding from his left eye.
The attack on Buscemi occurred nearly two months after his Boardwalk Empire co-star Michael Stuhlbarg was hit in the back of the neck with a rock while walking in Central Park on March 31.
Stuhlbarg was walking in the famed Manhattan park at around 7:45 pm when he was struck in the back of the head, police said.
The Your Honor actor, 55, chased the suspect, who was arrested outside of the park and identified as Xavier Israel, 27.
Israel was charged with assault.
He has had two prior arrests for assault and robbery, police said.
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