Brute convicted in vicious subway hammer attack on NYC health department worker, faces 25 years

Brute convicted in vicious subway hammer attack on NYC health department worker, faces 25 years

Maniac William Blount, who was charged in a vicious 2022 subway hammer attack on city health department worker Nina Rothschild, is facing up to 25 years behind bars after being convicted by a Queens jury Thursday.

Hammer-wielding suspect convicted in Queens subway attack that fractured woman's skull

A brutal, hammer-wielding attacker accused of viciously beating a 57-year-old woman as she entered a Queens subway station and fracturing her skull was convicted on multiple charges for the disturbing 2022 incident, the district attorney said. William Blount was found guilty of first-degree assault, robbery and other charges following a six-week trial, Queens DA Melinda Katz said Thursday. He was responsible for kicking the victim, Nina Rothschi…

NEW YORK — A brutal hammer-armed attacker, accused of brutally beating a 57-year-old woman when entering a Queens subway station and fracturing her skull, was convicted on multiple charges for the disturbing incident in 2022, according to the prosecution. William Blount was convicted of first-degree assault, robbery, and other charges after a six-week trial, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz on Thursday. Blount was responsible f…

Homeless man convicted in brutal hammer attack at Queens Plaza subway station in 2022: DA

Apr. 3, 2025 By bparry William Blount was arrested in 2022 in Long Island City three nights after he attacked a woman with a hammer at the Queens Plaza subway station. Photo by Dean Moses April 3, 2025 By Bill Parry A homeless man from Manhattan was convicted in Queens Supreme Court Wednesday for brutally assaulting a 58-year-old woman with a hammer at the Queens Plaza subway station in Long Island City in 2022. William Blount, 60, whose last kn…

Homeless man convicted in brutal hammer attack at Queens Plaza subway station in 2022: DA - Queens Post

William Blount was arrested in 2022 in Long Island City three nights after he attacked a woman with a hammer at the Queens Plaza subway station. Photo by Dean Moses April 3, 2025 By Bill Parry A homeless man from Manhattan was convicted in Queens Supreme Court Wednesday for brutally assaulting a 58-year-old woman with a hammer at the Queens Plaza subway station in Long Island City in 2022. William Blount, 60, whose last known address was in a sh…