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- U.S. District Judge Christopher Whitehair released 70-year-old Eric McCoy on his own recognizance Sunday.
- McCoy faces a felony assault charge and three misdemeanors, including illegal weapons possession.
- He allegedly knifed a 68-year-old woman’s cheek at Sheepshead Bay B-Q station, saying, “Do you want more?”
- Whitehair ordered victim protection ahead of a January court date.
- NYPD reports felony assaults rose 12% to 525 and misdemeanors 16% to 1,304 as of Oct. 13.