FINANCIAL DISTRICT — A man tried to stab a CVS employee after grabbing a case of Red Bull, then later spit in an NYPD officer's face, telling the policeman that he had HIV, the Manhattan DA office said.
Police said 49-year-old Patrick Hale swiped a case of the energy drink from the drugstore at 129 Fulton St. at about 11:00 a.m. on Monday.
As he was trying to leave the store with the case, an employee tried to stop him. Hale then took out a "metal object" and swung at the employee, saying "I will f**king stab you," according to a criminal complaint from the Manhattan DA's office.
After Hale was arrested, he told a police officer: "I have HIV and if I don't get out of here soon I'm going to spit in your face," according to the criminal complaint.
Moments later, he spit in the officer's face.
Hale is being held on $50,000 bail.
His Legal Aid attorney, as well as CVS, did not immediately return requests for comment.
