Queens man arrested for rape near Prospect Park
A Queens man was arrested on Wednesday for sexually assaulting and choking a woman nearby Prospect Park, police said.
Mowngly Lucas — who was released on his own recognizance by Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge Claudia Daniels-DePeyster for a June robbery case — allegedly attacked a 59-year-old woman from behind and put her in a chokehold near Parade Place and Parkside Avenue.
During the Nov. 18 attack around 4 a.m., Lucas told the woman that he was armed with a knife and gun and would hurt her if she didn’t comply with his demands, police said.