Times Sq Ticket Seller Sees Video of Scooter Boy He Stabbed

Times Sq Ticket Seller Sees Video of Scooter Boy He Stabbed by Matthew & Russell Lee, Patreon Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 30 – Amath Sow, who was selling tourist bus tickets in Times Square in November 2023 when he says he was jumped by a group of teens, is on trial for assault in the second degree.  He stabbed a 15-year-old, after being run into by a scooter and punched and kicked in the face. On April 30, NYPD Officer Tariq narrated his body-cam video footage of the aftermath, including the stabbed teenager bleeding on the ground. Inner City Press was there: Sow's lawyer: You didn't see the fight, right? Tariq: I did not. Defense: No further questions. ADA: No re-direct [The jury left until Monday]  Justice Thompson: Mr. Sow, it is your decision whether you testify. Ultimately it is your decision. I will send the parties a draft of charges, with every count on the indictment  [In WebCrims as "Aslt W/int Caus Ser Inj W/weap, Cause Ph Inj W/weap Aslt:w/int Caus Disfig/dismemb"] ADA: A woman in a distinctive top took a photograph, that the officers blasted out - that's what led to him being arrested on 45th Street. I don't know if the defense is objecting...  Defense: I am objecting. There's no issue if Mr. Sow stabbed him... So how is that consciousness of guilt?  ADA: He is walking away from the crime scene - he disposed of the sharp object. Where did he do that?   Defense: I'll have to see it, and focus on it. I'll make objections.  Justice: Have it ready to go on Monday.  ADA: There was no big investigation - because he surrendered himself. That's why we're here.  Justice Thompson: Can we circle back to the scissors?  ADA: They can credit Officer Tariq.  Defense: I didn't realize. ADA: You've been nothing but courteous.     So too, three stories down, was Justice Melissa T. Lewis. Presiding over a crack sale trial, she apologized to the jurors for her courtroom which is hot and has a broken clock. [Inner City Press previously covered Justice Lewis in Tap B in 100 Centre Street with a video of a Yule log on a computer screen.]    Here in 111 Centre Street, the jurors filed out ducking around the big screen TV, and were later seen in the hall, with its view of the Family Court. Coverage will continue. *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com