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New York Post
6 Mar 2024


NextImg:NYC subway cellist attacker arrested again for allegedly stealing pricy baseball cap

The 23-year-old woman busted last week in a brutal caught-on-video bottle attack on a New York City subway cellist was arrested again on Tuesday for allegedly stealing a pricey baseball cap.

Amira Hunter was busted for petit larceny at the Nordstrom on West 57th at 3:40 p.m. for supposedly stealing a $235 Moncler baseball hat, police said.

Hunter was captured by the NYPD Wednesday evening, 15 days after she allegedly attacked Iain S. Forrest, 29, while he was performing “Titanium” by Sia in the station.

A witness called 911 to report the alleged theft, the authorities added.

The latest arrest comes less than one week after Hunter was nabbed for allegedly bashing cellist Iain S. Forrest in the head while he was performing in the Herald Square subway station.

Judge Marva Brown cut Hunter lose at her arraignment the following day – despite the prosecutor pointing out that she had failed to appear to three of her five court days in other, unrelated criminal cases.

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Amira Hunter, 23, of Brooklyn leaves court on Thursday.

Forrest in scrubs and holding his cello.

Forrest has stopped playing in the subway “indefinitely” and only picked up his cello for the first time post-attack on Wednesday.

Hunter attacking Forrest.

Hunter is well-known to police with eight prior arrests and was last taken into custody in October for theft.

Hunter attacking Forrest.

On Wednesday, the young Brooklynite was charged with assault.

New York City Transit Commissioner Michael Kemper referred to Hunter’s new arrest as an example of what Mayor Eric Adams referred to as the city’s “recidivism problem” during a Wednesday morning sit-down on NY1.

“This woman had…active bench warrants for failing to report to court,” Kemper pointed out.

“The judge released her…against the prosecutor’s wishes,” he explained.