Whitestone ‘Wolverine’ chased BLM, arrested on 39 counts

(April 15, 2021) — An enraged New York driver who allegedly rushed a group of protesters with two long blades attached to his arm, then chased them in his SUV, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of menacing and other crimes, authorities said.

Frank Cavalluzzi, 54, of Queens, faces multiple counts of reckless endangerment, menacing and criminal possession of a weapon, the New York Police Department said.

Video footage of the June 2 incident showed the man speeding toward a small group of protesters on an expressway overpass in Queens. He can be seen leaping from his SUV with a device affixed to his arm that has machete-like blades extending from it.

Frank Cavalluzzi, 55, pleaded not guilty in Queens Supreme Court Wednesday to charges that included attempted murder, assault and menacing for the crazed ambush on June 2 in Whitestone. He previously claimed that members of the group had hurled objects at his car.