Arrest made in brutal assault of 61-year-old Asian man in New York City

Jarrod Powell, 49, was arrested in New York City charged in the brutal assault of a 61-year-old Asian man in New York City.

Jarrod Powell, 49, was arrested in New York City for allegedly attacking and critically injuring a 61-year-old Asian man on April 23, the NYPD said Tuesday. Police said they identified Powell from surveillance video that allegedly captured him repeatedly stomping on Yao Pan Ma's head. The incident unfolded Friday night at 8:20 p.m. on the corner of Third Avenue and E.125th Street in Manhattan. Paramedics responded to the scene and Ma was transported to NYC Health & Hospitals/Harlem, where he remains in a coma.