A homeless man with a history of assault charges was finally arraigned in court after he knocked a Good Samaritan to the ground and mugged him in New York City on Wednesday.
Xavier Israel, 25, who previously assaulted two others in the last two weeks, was booked in Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday for attacking an unidentified 59-year-old man who tried giving the homeless man his coat amid freezing temperatures.
He has been charged with assault, robbery and grand larceny.
Israel had been able to repeatedly skirt jail due to new Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's 'woke' policies, which have been criticized for being soft on crime.
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Xavier Israel, 25, was arraigned in in Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday after he attacked and mugged a Good Samaritan, 59, who tried giving the homeless man his coat
Xavier had assaulted two others before Wednesday's attack. The 25-year-old was charged with assault, robbery and grand larceny
The victim can be seen on the ground after being pummeled by Israel, who ran off with the man's wallet, which had $1,500 cash in it after police recovered it during his arrest
Surveillance video of the incident shows the victim as he tried to help Israel, who had been lying on the sidewalk at 476 5th Avenue around 8 p.m. on a particularly cold evening, footage obtained by the New York Post shows.
The victim gently places a jacket he was wearing on Israel before the homeless man springs up and pushes him into the ground.
Israel took the man's wallet from his back pants pocket while he was on the ground before fleeing the scene.
The victim attempts to get his wallet back before Israel punches him and throws him back to the ground, video shows.
Xavier Israel had been lying on the sidewalk on 5th Avenue around 8 pm when he punched and robbed a 59-year-old Good Samaritan who tried to give him his coat, surveillance video shows
The 25-year-old Israel can be seen attacking the Good Samaritan who gave him a coat
Israel was arrested shortly after on West 41st Street and 5th
