Two NYCHA workers busted in NYC beatdown of former Gov. David Paterson, stepson: cops
By Joe Marino, Amanda Woods,
19 hours ago
Two adult public housing workers were nabbed Monday in the Upper East Side beatdown on former Gov. David Paterson and his stepson – the final suspects busted after two boys, 12 and 13, surrendered over the weekend, cops said.
Travor Nurse, 40, who is accused of slugging Paterson, and Diamond Minter, 34 – both of whom work for the New York City Housing Authority – were apprehended in the Friday night attack on the pair on Second Avenue near East 96th Street, cops and sources said.
Both suspects were charged with second-degree gang assault, and Travor faces an additional rap for assault injuring a victim 65 or older, both felonies, cops said.
Trevor Nurse getting led out of the 23rd Precinct in Manhattan on Oct. 7, 2024 after allegedly attacking former Gov. David Paterson. G.N.Miller/NYPost Diamond Minter was also charged with attacking Paterson and his stepson. G.N.Miller/NYPost Former NY Gov. David Paterson held a press conference outside his residence. Robert Miller
Two boys – a 12-year-old who faces a second-degree gang assault rap and a 13-year-old charged with third-degree gang assault – turned themselves in on Saturday, cops said.
A third boy, 14, was not charged after cops determined he was not an aggressor.
“Governor Paterson and his family are glad to see the suspects turned themselves in,” a rep for the ex-gov said in a statement said after those arrests. “We hope that the young people involved learn something from this unfortunate encounter.
The attack unfolded when Paterson, 70, and his wife’s 20-year-old son, Anthony Chester Sliwa, spotted the crew climbing a fire escape shortly before 9 p.m., sources said at the time. J.C. Rice Former Gov. David Paterson and stepson Anthony engaged in a verbal altercation with a group of unidentified individuals on a sidewalk. DCPI
The attack unfolded when Paterson, 70, and his wife’s 20-year-old son, Anthony Chester Sliwa, spotted the crew climbing a fire escape shortly before 9 p.m., sources said at the time.
The pair confronted the ruffians, who then attacked them, the sources said.
The group of suspects “had a previous interaction with [Paterson’s] stepson,” according to Paterson’s spokesperson Sean Darcy.
Paterson and Sliwa were both hospitalized “as a precaution.” J.C. Rice The attack unfolded when Paterson and Sliwa confronted the crew for climbing a fire escape. WireImage
The ex-governor, who is legally blind, sustained a head injury, while Sliwa suffered a face wound and took the brunt of the attack, sources said.
They were both taken to NY-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center “as a precaution,” Darcy said.
Paterson, who served as New York’s governor from 2008 to 2010, is married to Mary Paterson , the ex-wife of Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa.
Sliwa and his ex-wife Mary share one child, Anthony.
Travor was previously busted in Brooklyn in late July on an aggravated unlicensed operator charge, in addition to other traffic violations, sources said.
Back in August 2009, he was arrested for gun possession, according to the sources.
It was not immediately known whether Minter had previous arrests on her record.
NYCHA confirmed the two accused were still employed.
“They have not reported to work,” a spokesperson said in a statement. “This is an active NYPD investigation. We don’t have any additional information at this time.”
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Great job, NYPD. Learn to keep your hands to yourself. Them kids need to be made an example out of. Stop going around bullying people. When my kids were that age, I knew where they were. I am old school. They weren't being supervised the correct way.
New York Nicka
20m ago
so those 2 adults and a couple teenagers jumped the governors kid and his friend...
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