Arrest made in connection with brutal attack on Asian-American man

Man faces hate crime and attempted murder charges

A Manhattan man has been arrested in connection with a brutal attack on an Asian-American man in East Harlem.

NEW YORK - Police in New York have made an arrest in connection with a brutal and unprovoked attack against a 61-year-old Asian-American man in Manhattan.

According to authorities, on Friday night just before 8:30 p.m., the victim was collecting cans at the northeast corner of 3rd Avenue and East 125th Street in East Harlem when the suspect attacked the victim from behind without warning. He then kicked and stomped on the man in the head several times.

Police arrested 49-year-old Jarrod Powell on Tuesday. He faces attempted murder and hate crime charges.

The victim, identified by his family as Yao Pan Ma, sustained significant injuries due to the attack and was taken to a nearby hospital where he was listed in critical but stable condition in a medically induced coma.

Powell told a FOX 5 News reporter that he was actually maced by a group of Asians but the video from the scene does not show that actually happening.

NYPD seeking suspect in unprovoked Harlem assault

The NYPD is seeking a suspect in an unprovoked assault on an Asian-American man in Harlem.

Mayor Bill de Blasio called the assault "outrageous" on Twitter on Saturday.

Asian man attacked

The NYPD released security camera video that appears to show someone stomping on a man's head in East Harlem on Friday night. The attack is the latest in a troubling rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in New York and around the country.

Arrest in Anti-Asian attack in NYC

The suspect spoke to FOX 5 News after being arrested.

A GoFundMe has been set up to help Ma. It had raised more than $387,000 by Tuesday.