Manhattan man charged after chokehold attack leaves MTA bus driver hospitalized in Yonkers

A violent roadside confrontation in Westchester County left a public transit worker with a brain injury, prompting felony charges and renewed safety concerns for transit employees.

White Plains, New York – Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced that a Manhattan man has been charged with felony assault after allegedly placing an MTA bus driver in a chokehold and beating him during a roadside incident in Yonkers, leaving the victim hospitalized with a brain bleed.

Thywill Anasu, 29, was arraigned Wednesday in Yonkers City Court on one count of A...