NYC Man Indicted in Seven Attacks on ‘Light-Skinned Women’
A New York City man accused of attacking seven women targeted his victims based on their skin color, prosecutors said while announcing a 52-count indictment against him.
Khari Covington, 29, was arraigned Wednesday on charges of assault, burglary, and strangulation as hate crimes among other charges. He was arrested on Jan. 5 and remains jailed on $150,000 bail.
The Kings County District Attorney’s Office said that Covington, who lives in a transitional housing center, allegedly targeted “light-skinned women” during a series of attacks between August 2020 to Jan. 4 in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Five of the attacks happened in the Morgan Avenue subway station, one was at a building near the station and one was at a smoke shop.
