Posted on October 11, 2024

Two Nycha Workers Busted in NYC Beatdown of Former Gov. David Paterson, Stepson: Cops

Joe Marino and Amanda Woods, New York Post, October 7, 2024

Two adult public housing workers were nabbed Monday in the Upper East Side beatdown on former Gov. David Paterson and his stepson – the final suspects busted after two boys, 12 and 13, surrendered over the weekend, cops said.

Travor Nurse, 40, who is accused of slugging Paterson, and Diamond Minter, 34 – both of whom work for the New York City Housing Authority – were apprehended in the Friday night attack {snip}

Both suspects were charged with second-degree gang assault, and Travor faces an additional rap for assault injuring a victim 65 or older, both felonies, cops said.

Two boys – a 12-year-old who faces a second-degree gang assault rap and a 13-year-old charged with third-degree gang assault – turned themselves in on Saturday, cops said.

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The attack unfolded when Paterson, 70, and his wife’s 20-year-old son, Anthony Chester Sliwa, spotted the crew climbing a fire escape shortly before 9 p.m., sources said at the time.

The pair confronted the ruffians, who then attacked them, the sources said.

The group of suspects “had a previous interaction with [Paterson’s] stepson,” according to Paterson’s spokesperson Sean Darcy.

The ex-governor, who is legally blind, sustained a head injury, while Sliwa suffered a face wound and took the brunt of the attack {snip}

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