Woman Who Assaulted Conductor With Pumpkin Indicted: DA

Mount Vernon NY

01 June, 2022

4:00 PM

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MOUNT VERNON, NY — A Westchester County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against a pumpkin-wielding Halloween ghoul who police say seriously hurt a Metro-North conductor in Mount Vernon. Bronx resident Alexis Adams was indicted for assaulting a Metro-North train conductor in 2021, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced today. The 21-year-old was indicted by a Westchester County Grand Jury for two counts of assault in the second degree, both violent felonies, and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, a misdemeanor. Adams was arraigned on May 31, and bail was set. SEE: Metro-North Rider Hit Conductor In Face With Pumpkin: DA Adams was previously charged in a complaint on October 22, with two counts of assault in the second degree. The indictment alleges that on Oct. 11, 2021, at approximately 6:02 p.m., Adams hit the conductor in the face with a pumpkin and then punched the conductor in the face and head multiple times. The victim was taken to a local hospital where she received medical treatment, including stitches. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department investigated the case which occurred on a Metro-North train in Mount Vernon.