Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been
indicted for first-degree Assault and related charges for allegedly attacking an FDNY
Emergency Medical Technician who was transporting him to a hospital in a city ambulance.
The assault left the victim with nerve damage to his shoulder.
District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant allegedly attacked the EMT who was
trying to administer aid to him. He allegedly bit the victim and then slammed him against the
metal doorframe of the ambulance, which caused serious injury to the victim’s shoulder. The
EMT is a 20-year-old man just starting his career of helping people in the Bronx. We will not
tolerate assaults on our first responders. They face many hazards on the job, but they should
never be subjected to violent acts.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Thomas Wright, 32, of the Bronx, was
arraigned today before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Margaret Clancy on two counts of first-degree
Assault, four counts of second-degree Assault, and one count of third-degree Assault. Bail was
continued at $15,001 cash and $20,001 bond. He is due back in court on December 16, 2019.
According to the investigation, on October 18, 2019 at approximately 9 p.m. as Wright
was being transported from E. 149th Street in an Emergency Medical Services ambulance, he
allegedly caused serious physical injury to FDNY EMT Nicholas Cody, 20. The defendant
allegedly bit Cody in the left shoulder, then rushed towards Cody and, using his body, struck
Cody in the chest and left shoulder.
District Attorney Clark also thanked NYPD Police Officer Angie
Chavez of the 46th Precinct and the FDNY/EMS for their assistance.
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.
