
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A man with over 80 arrests was busted early Tuesday after he allegedly stabbed a New York City deliveryman in a bid to try and steal his e-bike.
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According to police, the 36-year-old victim was making a delivery on Allen Street near Rivington Street on the Lower East Side when Sean Cooper, 47, approached him and attempted to steal the e-bike around 3 a.m.
Cooper then brandished a knife and stabbed the man in the right thigh and upper back.
He ran off and was arrested at First Avenue and East Third Street, police said.
The 47-year-old was charged with robbery, assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
The Daily News reported that Cooper has a history of arrests dating back to 1993 — his most recent for a litany of petty larceny crimes.