A New York City influencer and author claimed she had to beg cops to arrest a man who punched her in the face in an unprompted sidewalk attack.
Author and keynote speaker Kindra Hall, 44, shared the frustrating experience she had with NYPD officers after she was knocked to the ground by a stranger.
In a detailed Instagram post, featuring footage from the May 14 Upper East Side ordeal, Hall accused the police of downplaying her horrifying situation.
Security cameras outside a nail salon captured Hall and the culprit, later identified as Yao Reed, 43, walking in opposite directions toward each other at around 10:30am.
Reed, wearing a black-hooded sweatshirt, was seen striking Hall’s face as he continued walking passed her as if nothing happened.
The public speaking expert in a white top then plunged to the pavement, evidently flustered and frightened. Witnessed appeared to have rushed to her aid.
Hall also shared video she recorded on her cellphone, showing Reed strutting away from her and belligerently shouting.
‘In an interesting twist, he gave me his address before threatening to slit my throat,’ the shell-shocked victim wrote in the footage’s description.
Author and keynote speaker Kindra Hall (pictured), 44, shared the agonizing experience she allegedly had with NYPD officers after she was knocked to the ground by a stranger
Hall also shared video she recorded on her cellphone, showing Yao Reed (pictured) strutting away from her and belligerently shouting
Reed (pictured getting arrested), 43, seemed agitated at police officers as he was place in cuffs
Already baffled and shaken from the assault, Hall’s frustration only amplified when she dialed 911.
‘The police took apprx 30 min to arrive and once they did, even after showing the video with the guy shouting threats, acted like it wasn’t a big deal,’ she claimed.
‘I remember saying, “So since I’m not bleeding, a punch to the head is ok?!”’
Hall said cops finally agrees to arrest the suspect when she claimed she had a headache – but they insisted she come with them to his apartment.
‘I can’t describe how terrifying that was. Maybe they were hoping I’d refuse and give up?’ she wrote.
Reed was visibly aggravated when he was arrested, as video shows him screaming at a police officer as he put him in cuffs.
In her social media tell-all, Hall also complained that cops made no effort to retrieve security footage.
She only got a copy of it after her boyfriend asked the salon owner to hand it over, Hall claimed.
Reed ended up getting charged with third-degree assault, The New York Post reported.
Hall said cops finally agrees to arrest the suspect when she claimed she had a headache – but they insisted she come with them to his apartment.
Hall (pictured) is a Wall Street Journal best-selling author whose expertise lies in storytelling and how it can be used as a business technique
The public speaking expert in a white top plunged to the pavement, evidently flustered and frightened (pictured: the moment after Hall was punched)
But the NYPD had a different perspective about the story Hall blasted to her more than 66,500 Instagram followers.
Cops told the NY Post that at the time of Hall’s complaint, they were handling several ‘high priority calls,’ including gunshots being fired.
They also responded to the fact that they did not go get the nail salon’s footage, saying they had no reason to do so because the attacker was already identified.
‘I am so grateful it wasn’t worse. I’m grateful it was me and not someone who couldn’t take the hit or the fall. I’m hopeful the man gets the help and services he clearly needs,’ Hall said.
‘And I’m heartbroken and furious that this is how it is – so much apathy.’
DailyMail.com has reached out to the NYPD for comment.
Hall is a Wall Street Journal best-selling author whose expertise lies in storytelling and how it can be used as a business technique.
According to her professional bio, she has been hired by global brands to ‘deliver messages that inspire teams and individuals to better communicate the value of their company, their products and their individuality through strategic storytelling.’