Jamaica, Queens, Slashing: NYPD Arrests 25-Year-Old Man
By Dan Gesslein
Queens Voice
October 29, 2026
QUEENS, NY — Police have arrested a man in connection with a September slashing attack on Jamaica Avenue in Queens that left a 32-year-old man with a facial injury. Investigators have not disclosed a motive for the violent attack.
The NYPD announced the arrest of 25-year-old Anthony Hipplewith, who faces charges of assault and criminal possession of a weapon. Police identified Hipplewith as the suspect in the early-morning slashing in Jamaica, Queens.
At approximately 3:30 a.m. on September 22, a 32-year-old man was walking past a store at 149-21 Jamaica Avenue when a man allegedly ran up to him and slashed him across the face with a sharp object, according to police.
The attacker fled the scene. The victim was treated at Jamaica Hospital for a facial laceration.
Police launched an investigation into the slashing incident on Jamaica Avenue and later uncovered surveillance video of the suspect. About a month after the attack, authorities announced Hipplewith’s arrest.
Investigators have not revealed what prompted the violent assault in Jamaica, Queens, or whether the suspect and victim knew each other. The motive remains under investigation.
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