The woman charged with felony assault for stabbing a man with her stiletto on a subway for wearing an ugly 8-ball jacket took a plea deal Thursday in Manhattan court.
Danay Howard, 21, copped to assault in the second degree and assault in the third degree for a wild brawl captured on cellphone video that broke out on an F train in Greenwich Village on Nov. 8, 2014.
“It is alleged that you struck the complaining witness in the head with a stiletto boot, causing that person to sustain a laceration, bleeding and substantial pain. … Are those charges true?” asked Justice Larry Stephen in Manhattan Supreme Court.
“Yes,” she answered.
If she completes one year of therapy, three days of community service and stays out of trouble for a year, she’ll be allowed to re-plead to a misdemeanor, prosecutors said.
Howard and a group of her girlfriends were allegedly taunting Jorge Pena for wearing the unfashionable leather coat.
“You got wack 8-ball jacket that came out in 1990,” Howard yelled at Pena, 25. “Get your money game up.”
Howard’s pal Shanique Campbell, 20, whacked him over the head with her purse. Then Howard pulled off her stiletto boot and hit him in the head.
The 6-foot-6 Pena turned around and smacked Howard across the face so hard, he knocked her off her feet.
Another person on the train then jumped in and started punching Pena.
Pena was initially arrested and charged, but the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office concluded he acted in self-defense and dismissed the case.
The misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct case against Campbell is still pending.
Video of the melee was posted to YouTube and quickly went viral, racking up more than 4 million views.
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