In a statement put out this past Sunday, a beaten and hurting Fox News meteorologist spoke about a group of eight teens who rushed and jumped him while he was taking a New York City subway train in the wake of the man stopping them from harassing an elderly man.
37-year-old Adams Klotz, a well-known meteorologist for FOX News Channel and FOX Business Network, put out a video on social media showing a large number of bruises and cuts all over his face in the aftermath of the attack, which happened early Sunday morning as he made his way home by using the No. 1 train after managing to catch a New York Giants NFL playoff game at a bar.
“My side is worse, so much worse in my face,’ stated Klotz.
The fight took place at roughly 1:00 a.m. when the group of teens, who had allegedly been smoking marijuana, attacked and went after the man on the train, police sources explained in a statement to The New York Post.
“I was like, ‘Yo, guys, cut that out,'” stated Klotz. “And they decided, alright, if he’s not going to get it, you’re going to get it — And boy did they give it to me.”
Klotz explained that the teen pinned him to the ground and bruised his ribs.
“They got their hits in,” he stated, going further, “Where are the parents? Parents, watch your children.”
Klots explained that the older man he defended was able to get away without injury while the weatherman got seen by a group of medical professionals and treated at Bellevue Hospital for his non-life-threatening injuries.
“I’m OK,” he stated. “This is all going to heal. So, it’s all good.”
Sources explained to The Post that authorities caught three of the suspects — two 15-year-olds and a 17-year-old — in their efforts to flee the subway car at the 18th Street station.
“Juvenile reports were prepared, and their parents were called to pick them up,” explained the NYPD to the Post.
The NYPD spokesman explained that the Department did not have the option to charge the suspects because of their ages, and the crime was technically labeled as an apparent misdemeanor.
However, a law from 2019 lifted the age for a juvenile to be charged as an adult from where it sat at 17 to its new end at 18 years old.
Crime in New York City has spiked for the subway system by close to 30 percent and a more than 22 percent increase in general major crime across the city in 2022.
Fox News weatherman, Adam Klotz was pummeled by a group of teens on NYC subway train and for some reasons he finds it funny and says it’s all good because it’s NYC. pic.twitter.com/DtJ6czaMOW
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) January 22, 2023
