NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- A man has been sentenced to up to five years in prison for an anti-gay attack outside an Brooklyn bodega in May of 2020, authorities announced on Wednesday.
According to investigators, at approximately 9:10 p.m. on May 7, 2020, Samuel Huff, 32, encountered the victim, a 33-year-old woman, and a friend, inside the Placencia Deli located at 1129 Blake Avenue in East New York.
Huff then followed the two women to Del Liquors across the street at 1130 Blake Avenue.
While inside of Del Liquors, Huff approached the victim and pointed to her, stating, “What are you doing here? You’re not supposed to be here? You are a tranny and a (explicative).” The victim ignored the defendant but Huff continued making homophobic and threatening remarks, Brooklyn District Attorney Gonzalez said.
Moments later, the victim and her friend left the liquor store and got into a BMW convertible that was parked out front of the store on Blake Avenue.
After the victim got into the convertible, which had its top down, officials said Huff approached her and stated, “You’re a tranny. You’re a (explicative). Get the (explicative) out of here.”
Huff then lunged over the passenger side door toward the victim and stabbed her in the shoulder with a sharp object before fleeing down Blake Avenue.
The victim was taken to Brookdale Hospital and treated for a laceration wound to the shoulder and back, receiving seven stitches.
Huff was arrested on May 12 after being identified from video surveillance from Placencia Deli.
He pleaded guilty to attempted assault as a hate crime and was sentenced to two-and-a-half to five years in prison.
“Hate has no place in Brooklyn’s diverse communities, and this shocking and unprovoked act of homophobic violence underscores the importance of vigorous hate crime prosecutions to deter anyone who may consider acting on their bigoted views,” Gonzalez said.
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