A 19-year-old man has been arrested on attempted murder charges, New York City authorities said Jan. 2.
Trevor Bickford of Wells, Maine, was taken into custody and charged with attempted murder of a police officer and attempted assault, a New York City Police Department (NYPD) confirmed to The Epoch Times on Monday.
Bickford could not be reached and it was unclear whether he’d retained a lawyer.
Bickford is accused of attacking three officers in Times Square as crowds gathered on New Year’s Eve for the ball drop.
The male tried striking an officer in the head with a machete before successfully hitting two other officers with the weapon….