Woman arrested for caught-on-video attack on Central Park horse carriage drivers

NEW YORK — A woman was arrested for assaulting two horse carriage drivers in Manhattan’s Central Park, smashing one over the head with a skateboard and punching another in the face while calling them animal abusers in a caught-on-video attack Abigail Holbrook, 27, is charged with two counts of assault for the Tuesday attack on West Drive near West 59th Street, police said. kAmw@=3C@@< 32D965 @?6 5C:G6C :? E96 7246 2?5 D9@F=56C H:E9 2 D<2E63@2C5 2?5 AF?4965 E96 @E96C :? E96 7246 23@FE `_ib_ 2]>][ 244@C5:?8 E@ 4@AD] q@E9 >6? 2C6 =@?8 E:>6 9@CD6 42CC:286 5C:G6CD]k^Am kAmx? 46==A9@?6 G:56@ E2<6? 3J 2?@E96C 42CC:286 9@CD6 5C:G6C[ w@=3C@@<[ H9@ 92D 8C66? 92:C 2?5 :D H62C:?8 @C2?86 A2?ED[ DA626C2 367@C6 2AA62C:?8 E@ 9:E 2 >2? H:E9 96C D<2E63@2C5]k^Am kAm“*@F’C6 2?:>2= 23FD6CD[” w@=3C@@< D2JD] “w@CD6D 5@ ?@E 5@ H6== :? }6H *@C< r:EJ] %96J 2C6 G6CJ D6?D:E:G6 E@ =:89E 2?5 ?@:D6] %96 A6@A=6 E92E 2C6 FD:?8 E96D6 9@CD6D 2C6 7\\\:?8 2?:>2= 23FD6CD]”k^Am kAmw@=3C@@< DE2CED E@ H2=< 2H2J 3FE CF?D 324< 2?5 2EE246@?6 @77 42>6C2 J6==D[ “&A J@FCDP”k^Am kAmp7E6C 2 3C:67 D4F77=6 H:E9 E96 7:CDE 5C:G6C @G6C E96 D<2E63@2C5[ w@=3C@@< 42==D E96 5C:G6C C64@C5:?8 E96 G:56@ 2? 2?:>2= 23FD6C 2?5 8C23D 7@C E96 46==A9@?6[ 2E H9:49 A@:?E E96 G:56@ 6?5D]k^Am kAm%96 5C:G6C H9@ E@@< E96 G:56@ :D E96 G:4E:> 4@AD D2J H2D AF?4965 :? E96 7246[ 244@C5:?8 E@ %(& {@42= `__ D9@A DE6H2C5 r9C:DE:?2 w2?D6?[ H9@ H:E?6DD65 E96 7C2J]k^Am kAm“pD x H2D AF==:?8 FA E@ E96 42CC:286D D96 H2D D4C62>:?8 2?5 23FD:?8 E96 4FDE@>6CD H9@ H6C6 86EE:?8 @FE @7 E96 42CC:286D[ 42==:?8 E96> 2?:>2= 23FD6CD[” w2?D6? D2:5] “%96? D96 >@G65 @? E@ >J 4@\H@C<6C] w6 E@=5 96C :? 2 }6H *@C< H2J E@ 86E @FE @7 96C6]”k^Am kAm“%92E H2D HC@?8 E@ 6G6CJ@?6 7@C 96C E@ DH:?8 2 H62A@? 2E 9:>[” D96 25565] “}@ }6H *@C<6C D9@F=5 8@ E@ H@C< :? 762C @7 36:?8 92C2DD65 @C 36:?8 2DD2F=E65]”k^Am kAm%96 2DD2F=E 4@>6D =6DD E92? 2 >@?E9 27E6C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?J52:=J?6HD]4@>^a_ae^`_^aa^?J4\46?EC2=\A2C<\9@CD6\42CC:286\32?\4:EJ\4@F?4:=\EC25:E:@?\6?5D^QmE96 }6H *@C< r:EJ r@F?4:= G@E65 E@ 6?5 E96 4:EJ’D 42CC:286 9@CD6 :?5FDECJk^2m 3J 2 G6E@\AC@@7 >2;@C:EJ[ E96 4F=>:?2E:@? @7 2 564256D=@?8 42>A2:8? E@ 6?5 E96 AC24E:46]k^Am kAmp?:>2= C:89ED 24E:G:DED 92G6 =@?8 2C8F65 E92E AFEE:?8 9@CD6D E@ H@C< AF==:?8 42CC:286D :? r6?EC2= !2C< :D :?96C6?E=J 23FD:G6 — H9:=6 :?5FDECJ 25G@42E6D 92G6 5676?565 E96 H@C< 2D 8@@5 7@C E96 A24< 2?:>2=D 2?5 >2:?E2:? E92E E96 4C62EFC6D 2C6 H6== 42C65 7@C]k^Am kAm|F=E:A=6 AC:@C 677@CED E@ 32? 42CC:286 9@CD6D DE2==65 @FE :? E96 r:EJ r@F?4:= :? C646?E J62CD]k^Am kAm$FAA@CE 7@C 2 32? 8C6H E9:D J62C 27E6C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?J52:=J?6HD]4@>^a_ae^_f^`d^?J4\4@F?4:=\E6DE:>@?J\9@CD6\42CC:286D\32?\6>@E:@?2=\962C:?8^QmE96 562E9 @7 #@>2?49 |292;2?k^2m[ 2? `g\J62C\@=5 E@FC:DE 7C@> x?5:2 H9@ 5:65 H9:=6 ;F>A:?8 27E6C 9:D >@E96C H96? E96:C 42CC:286 9@CD6 3@=E65 @? 2 D:89ED66:?8 E@FC]k^Am kAm%96 32?[ ?2>65 “#@>2?49’D {2H[” H9:49 H:== 364@>6 =2H =2E6C E9:D >@?E9 2?5 H:== @FE=2H 9@CD6\5C2H? 42CC:286 E@FCD :? E96 4:EJ 2D @7 DF>>6C a_ag]k^Am kAm%96 %C2?DA@CE (@C<6CD &?:@? :D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?J52:=J?6HD]4@>^a_ae^`_^a`^EHF\A=2??:?8\=2HDF:E\E@\3=@4<\?J4D\A=2??65\46?EC2=\A2C<\9@CD6\42CC:286\32?^Qm6IA64E65 E@ 492==6?86 E96 =2Hk^2m :? 4@FCE]k^Am kAmw2?D6?[ E96 %(& DE6H2C5[ 3=2>65 E96 r:EJ r@F?4:= 7@C E96 2EE24< :? 2 DE2E6>6?E (65?6D52J]k^Am kAm“%9:D :D H92E J@F 86E H96? E96 r:EJ r@F?4:= $A62<6C AC2:D6D 2?5 A@D6D 7@C A9@E@D H:E9 6IEC6>:DE @C82?:K2E:@?D =:<6 !t%p 2?5 }*r{p$$[ H9@D6 =6256CD 92G6 =:65 2?5 G:=:7:65 FD 2D 2?:>2= 23FD6CD 7@C 564256D[” D96 D2:5[ C676C6?4:?8 EH@ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?J52:=J?6HD]4@>^a_ad^_h^ad^46?EC2=\A2C<\42CC:286\9@CD6\32EE=6\962ED\FA\2D\244FD2E:@?D\@7\5672>2E:@?\=6G6=65\2E\F?:@?^Qm2?:>2= C:89ED 8C@FAD E92E 92G6 7@F89E E@ 32? 42CC:286 9@CD6Dk^2m] “%96:C 7@==@H6CD[ H9@ 5@?’E 3@=56?65 E@ =2D9 @FE]”k^Am kAmx? E96 G:56@ w@=3C@@<[ H9@D6 =2DE 6?E :? |2?92EE2? rC:>:?2= r@FCE H2D A6?5:?8 (65?6D52J]k^Am kAm00000k^Am