Brooklyn judge sends man charged for punching cyclist to jail on increased bail
A Brooklyn judge ordered cuffs and raised bail on Tuesday after charges were increased on a man who allegedly punched a father of two off his bike and into a coma in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Family members of the comatose Domingo Tapia whispered, “Yes,” as court officers put Gary Anderson, 26, in handcuffs and escorted him out of a Brooklyn Supreme Court room.
Anderson was originally charged with a misdemeanor assault for allegedly punching Tapia off his bike, sending his head to the pavement. But his charges were raised to felony assault, reckless endangerment and others after a grand jury decision, according to court documents.