A NYC woman was slashed in the face last Friday night by a man she confronted because he was using anti-gay language towards her friend, the New York Post reported.
The 29-year-old woman was standing with a group of people in Manhattan's Lower East Side at around 10:40 p.m. when the assailant, Takeam Brison, approached and began delivering gay slurs like "f---t," police told the newspaper.
"Am I in F---tville?" the 32-year-old said, adding they should "go back to F---tville," according to DNAinfo.com.
When the unidentified woman told the alleged bigot to stop, he produced a pocket knife and ran the blade across the left side of her face, police said.
An off-duty cop happened to approach at the time of the slashing on the corner of Delancey and Essex Streets and proceeded to give chase when Brison took off.
As he ran, Brison called 911 and told the dispatcher he was being followed by a group of homosexuals, according to a criminal complaint obtained by DNAinfo.
Police were able to arrest the suspect after a five-block chase, authorities told the NY Post. The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center where she received several stitches. City officials lauded the woman for her bravery.
"The woman who confronted this man during his hate-filled rant must be commended for her courageous and noble actions, and I am deeply thankful that she did not suffer life-threatening injuries," City Council Member Margaret Chin said according to the NY Post.
Brison, who has multiple previous arrests, was charged with felony assault as a hate crime and criminal possession for the knife.
