1BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A 40-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a hate-motivated harassment incident that targeted a 14-year-old boy walking along Eastern Parkway last month, police said.

The NYPD announced the arrest of Nicholas Jones of 701 Van Siclen Avenue, who is now facing a hate crime and aggravated harassment charge.

The arrest follows an October 22 incident in which an unidentified man on a bicycle allegedly spat on the teenager before riding off toward Albany Avenue.

Key Points

Nicholas Jones, 40, of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with hate crime/aggravated harassment

The incident occurred October 22 near Eastern Parkway and Albany Avenue in the 71st Precinct

NYPD Hate Crime Task Force led the investigation after a teen was spat on by a cyclist

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