Man Accused Of Biting Bias Attack On Sikhs
WNBC, NY    9/26/2003

Author: AP
Source: http://www.wnbc.com/news/2513042/detail.html

NEW YORK -- A Brooklyn man was arrested early Friday on charges that he used racial slurs and assaulted three Sikh men on Mott Street in lower Manhattan, police said.

William Beanley, 29, who is white, allegedly used the slurs against the men at about 2:30 a.m., police said. He then allegedly punched and bit them, according to Sgt. John Grimpel, a police spokesman.

The victims, whose names were not released, were treated for minor injuries at the scene, police said.

Police said they were charging Beanley with third-degree assault.