Gothamist – A 37-year-old Chinatown man was arrested yesterday and forced to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after he allegedly held his roommate
hostage and menaced him with a knife, according to police. And did we
mention that the roommate ended up escaping the apartment by smashing
open a window and jumping down one story in his skivvies? According to reports
the two were fighting because the victim was trying to boot his
attacker from the apartment. ”We heard glass break, so we looked up and
saw a man in the window,” a crossing guard at the corner told the Post.
“We heard him say, ‘Call the police.’” But the man wasn’t about to wait
for the police to save him, so after shattering the window he climbed
out and walked across the Chen Wong Restaurant awning and jumped to the
ground. And yes, there was gore. “I saw him come out the window. There was a lot of blood, it looked like some ‘Hellraiser’ stuff,”
the building’s super said. The man was quickly taken to Bellevue where
he was treated for his injuries. Meanwhile, the roommate remained
barricaded in his apartment for another three hours until he surrendered
to the police a little after noon. Charges are pending.
Just remember, next time you’re mad at your roommate because he
didn’t take out the garbage or he left the dishes in the sink, things
could be worse. You could have a Chinaman holding you hostage with a
knife. You could be jumping out of windows naked off the top of Chinese
restaurant. I mean how can you expect these guys to ever figure out what
to do with the TV they split when they first moved in together? Who
gets to keep the couch? What about all the dishes and plates? Those
situations are always awkward for roommates splitting up and thats
before the naked menacing.