A man sought after by police after assaulting an elderly Asian-American woman in New York City was arrested on Wednesday and charged with a hate crime, authorities said. The New York Police Department Hate Crime Task Force said in a statement that detectives arrested 38-year-old Brandon Elliot for allegedly assaulting 65-year-old Vilma Kari—an Asian woman who immigrated from the Philippines—in broad daylight on Monday. Authorities charged the suspect, a parolee convicted of killing his mother nearly two decades ago, with a felony assault as a hate crime. Police said the attack happened at about 11:40 a.m. on Monday on 360 West 43rd Street two blocks from Times Square. Elliot was seen in a video approaching the woman and then kicking and stomping her while also making “anti-Asian statements.” A hospital spokesperson told The Associated Press the woman was discharged from the hospital one day after the attack after being treated for serious …