NYC train conductor slashed in neck

 

 

 

 

 The NYPD reported that a conductor on a southbound A train within a Brooklyn subway station suffered a neck injury after his head was slashed while protruding from the cabin window. The occurrence took place on Thursday just after 3:30 a.m. at the Rockaway Avenue Station in Brownsville. The 59-year-old conductor, Alton Scott, was transported to Brookdale Hospital by the police. At the hospital, he underwent a medical procedure to close the large wound, requiring 34 stitches.  According to authorities, the individual, characterized as a grown man donning a blue vest, escaped from the station. To date, there have been no apprehensions. Scott boasts an impressive 24 years of dedicated service. Up to this point in the year, seven MTA workers have been attacked, with four of the cases linked to individuals who had been arrested at least 50 times before.