A 20-year-old Venezuelan woman has been arrested in connection with a brutal migrant gang that assaulted two police officers in Times Square, as police continue to search for two more suspects.
Brooklyn resident Edgaris Vegas was taken by police in midtown Manhattan shortly after 8:30 a.m. Monday on suspicion of assaulting a police officer stemming from a Jan. 27 scuffle, the NYPD said.
Las Vegas, who is originally from Venezuela, is accused of kicking a police inspector in a shocking attack that was captured on video.
An image sent to police searching for her before her arrest showed her smiling broadly.
Las Vegas, who had no prior arrest record, became the 13th suspect in custody in the police assault case that shocked the city and prompted calls for the immigrant to be deported.
More than six weeks after the sidewalk skirmish, police are still searching for two more suspects, one last seen wearing a bright red hoodie and another. The person was wearing a dark colored down jacket.
Violence erupted when officers tried to detain a migrant who refused to proceed on West 4th Street.
A viral video showed people forming a scrum and violently kicking and punching police officers and a sub-inspector who was at the scene.
More than a dozen suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with the mob assault, including Yorhenry Brito, 24, Yorman Rebelon, 24, Ulises Bohorquez, 21, and Wilson Juarez, 24. 21), Kelvin Serbat Arocha (19), and Darwin Andres Gomez. Izkiel (19 years old) and Yarwin Madris (17 years old).
