Police arrested a 21-year-old Florida man for taking part in destroying a yellow cab in Manhattan after the Knicks’ miracle comeback victory in Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden.
The NYPD confirmed Saul Vargas, of St. Cloud, Florida, was among the group jumping on the hood and roof of the squad car and smashing its windows in a viral video showing the men brazenly perched atop the wrecked vehicle and brandishing a Palestinian flag.
However, police said he was not one of the people featured in the video, which was filmed around 12:30 a.m. on June 11 at the corner of 36th Street and Seventh Avenue as thousands swarmed the streets of Midtown in a night of violence and chaos.
Vargas, who was charged with one count of criminal mischief, turned himself in Monday night at the Midtown South precinct.
Cops arrested 56 people that night for a smattering of charges including assault on a police officer, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal mischief.
Of those, 41 were released with summonses.