(Queens - WABC, May 24, 2007) - An 18-year-old was slashed on a bus for his cell phone in the Ozone Park section of Queens Thursday.
Police say the attacker was quickly caught by responding officers.
Authorities say the victim was with a 19-year-old friend when they were accosted by a suspect on a bus at the intersection of 130th Street and Liberty Avenue at around 1:20 p.m.
When the victim told the suspect to go away, the suspect reportedly slashed him and took his T-Mobile Sidekick device.
The suspect fled the scene, police said, but authorities quickly responded him and chased him down.
The attacker was taken into custody, and charges are pending.
The victim was taken to Jamaica Hospital for a slash wound to the face.
(Copyright 2007 WABC-TV)
