


The hulking brute accused of beating a disabled woman in a Manhattan subway station went on an apocalyptic rant during his perp walk — yelling that he was a man of the Lord and that “judgement was coming.”
Norton Blake, 43, of the Bronx, launched into the fire-and-brimstone tirade Wednesday as cops led him out of the NYPD’s Transit Bureau District 3 headquarters in Harlem, where he was processed on felony assault charges for Friday’s savage caught-on-camera beatdown.
“Judgment is coming upon the face of the Earth!” Blake yelled as he limped alongside his police escort.
“I am a man of the Lord, and I should not be treated in this manner!”
Clad in a black T-shirt and sweatpants with a gold design on the leg, Blake barked at the assembled reporters and photographers to “Move!”
“Take all the pictures you want!” he said.
“You’ll remember this when the Lord brings his wrath upon you and this society!”
As cops walked him to a waiting cruiser, Blake added: “Like Donald Trump says: It’s fake news.”
“It’s one-sided…,” he said.
“Use the spirit of the Lord! World War III is upon the face of [the Earth].”
New footage of the assault — which happened inside the West 116 Street and Lenox Avenue subway station at about 3:30 a.m. September 1 — allegedly showed Blake beating 60-year-old Laurell Reynolds with a cane, his belt and his fists, and talking trash to her as he did.
“I was helping you with your f–king walker on the stairs, it just happened to fall down!” he screamed, as Reynolds cowered beneath him, according to the video obtained by The Post.
“I was trying to be a brother to you!” he continued, before telling her to “shut the f–k up” and whipping her exposed stomach with his belt.
In the end, he struck the woman dozens of times on her head, stomach, legs, arms, back and hands.
An MTA worker filmed the disturbing incident and called the city’s Rail Control Center — which in turn contacted 911 — as she documented the ordeal, according to Richard Davey, president of the New York City Transit Authority.
The woman described the attack as it happened, detailing what Reynolds and Blake were wearing, what sort of weapons the alleged assailant was using and if there were injuries, according to the footage obtained by The Post.
“She’s being hit the cane now — and the cane’s broken on her,” the worker said, as Reynolds moaned in the background.
Responding officers cut Blake loose at first after they interviewed him and Reynolds.
The two gave conflicting stories, and police told Reynolds they’d have to bring her in too, according to law-enforcement sources.
Police eventually saw the video, although it’s not clear whether that happened before or after they let Blake wander away into the Manhattan night.
Their response is now the subject of an internal investigation, the sources said.
Reynolds has remained hospitalized since the assault.
The NYPD’s warrant squad later nabbed Blake — who has had nine prior arrests — at about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday.
His Manhattan Criminal Court arraignment was pending.
Reynolds’ daughter, Lashanna Reese, 41, told The Post Wednesday that she was happy the suspect was finally in bracelets — but worried he’d be back on the streets soon.
“I’m glad they caught him, but they can release him, too,” Reese said.
“So now I fear for my safety and my mother’s safety because he has family too.”