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EMT Arrested After Punching Cab Driver in Midtown, Cops Say

June 13, 2013 8:29am | Updated June 13, 2013 8:29am
EMT Vincent Johnson was arrested for punching a cab driver in Midtown Thursday morning, cops said.
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MANHATTAN — An off-duty EMT with the FDNY was arrested Thursday morning after he slugged his cab driver in Midtown, cops said.

Vincent Johnson, 42, got into an argument with his cab driver and punched him about 1 a.m. near Seventh Avenue and West 35th Street, according to the NYPD.

The cab driver was not seriously hurt, a police spokesman said.

Johnson is expected to be charged with assault, cops said.

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