Suspect charged after weekend Brooklyn slashing spree left 3 injured

A man was arrested and charged following three separate slashings over the weekend in Brooklyn, the NYPD said.

Who is Odyssey Head?

Timeline:

Odyssey Head, 27, of Brooklyn, was arrested on Monday after police said he broke into a Newkirk Avenue apartment on Saturday morning. 

Later that morning, Head allegedly slashed a 37-year-old man in the face with an unknown sharp object onboard a Q train near the Cortelyou Road subway station in Flatbush.

He then allegedly slashed a 53-year-old man at Foster and New York avenues on Saturday night, then a 56-year-old man on Newkirk avenue on Sunday morning – just across the street from where the alleged burglary happened, police said.

The victims were each hospitalized in stable condition.

What we know:

Head faces several charges, including:

  • Attempted murder (3 counts)
  • Burglary (2 counts)
  • Arson
  • Assault (7 counts)
  • Menacing (3 counts)
  • Criminal possession of a weapon (3 counts)
  • Criminal mischief (4 counts)
  • Criminal trespass (2 counts)
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