Brick-wielding maniac who attacked decorated Delta Force vet appears in court covered in bruises

NY POST ^ | 04/15/2025 | Kyle Schnitzer, Joe Marino and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

[ChicagoConservative27]

The unhinged vagrant who attacked a decorated Delta Force vet with a brick in a shocking broad-daylight attack in the East Village is now locked up on $25,000 bail.

James Lawson, 44, who already had five busts and an open case on his rap sheet, appeared with his face covered in bruises as he was arraigned Monday night and shipped off to Rikers Island in the Sunday morning attack on vet Mark Antal.

Antal, 54, was waiting for his daughters outside a pilates studio near his Manhattan home when Lawson allegedly ordered him to get off “his street” shortly before 11:30 am, according to police and sources.

Lawson allegedly lunged at Antal and the two got into a scuffle, with the vagrant then picking up a brick and slamming the victim in the head — with Antal then wrestling his attacker to the ground despite being dazed and injured.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Cops give him a tune up?

[PGR88]

A black street psycho attacking a white person

Like that NEVER happens....

/s

[Antihero101607]

I would imagine Antal got a few licks in after he got hit with the brick.

[healy61]

Lawson needed the tune up. Eye for an eye style, and a visit from the Antal family wouldn’t hurt, either.

[PGR88]

60 years ago, the psycho perp would feared the cops - and that would have kept him in line.

[glorgau]

He was being oppressed. By the system.

[lowbridge]

“Gee, poor guy must have fell down.”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=__CkDjLG6Ls

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

Hopefully. Some perps deserve a good wood-shampoo followed up with a concrete facial.

[sauropod]

bkmk

[Cowgirl of Justice]

Obama smiles.

mission accomplished

[FlingWingFlyer]

White DemonRATS using their uncivilized plantation barbarians to attack white Americans.

[mad_as_he$$]

The eyes, the eyes always give the nut jobs away.

[Steely Tom]

He was assisted to the sidewalk.

[ABStrauss]

Attitude adjustment.

[Deaf Smith]

Antal being Delta force, why didn’t he break bones instead of wrestling?

Arm, shoulder, leg, knee…pick one and be done with it.

[Bernard]

Lawson allegedly ordered him to get off “his street”

Sounds like a Law And Order episode from the 1990's or 2000's. I think the homeless character's name was Lemonhead or something like that.

[A_perfect_lady]

Maybe Lawson was trying to get in on that sweet Go-Fund-Me bounty on whites deal.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Because his attacker was a civilian.

Most military guys have two sets of fighting skills. One that they bring out when they are attacked by another soldier and one they bring out when their attacker is a civilian.

[butlerweave]

The Brick bounced off and hit him many times ?

[alternatives?]

The attacker was a soldier of the msm and democrat party.