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ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) – The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office is trying to locate the second suspect in a Town of Ithaca assault.
Authorities are searching for 25-year-old Anthony Cruz, who is known to frequent the Elmira area. Investigators say Cruz punched a pregnant woman in the face and keyed her car after a road rage incident on the morning of June 29, 2023, at Dunkin Donuts on Pine Tree Road. Cruz was a passenger in a vehicle belonging to 23-year-old Makendra Peterson, of Painted Post.
The victim claims she was involved in a road rage incident with Cruz and Peterson just before her arrival at Dunkin Donuts. When the victim came out of the store, she saw that Cruz had keyed her car. When she confronted Cruz, he allegedly attacked her. Authorities say the woman grabbed the door of Peterson’s car to stabilize herself, at which point Peterson put the car in reverse to leave and dragged the victim around 50 feet.
Peterson was arrested Thursday, July 13, and charged with felony assault. Anthony Cruz is wanted for felonies of assault and criminal mischief. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office at (607) 266-5420. If the information includes a real-time location, dial 911.
