Woman Assaulted On LIRR Train In Hamptons: Police

BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY — A woman is facing felony charges after she assaulted someone on a Long Island Rail Road train in the Hamptons Wednesday morning, police said.

According to Southampton Town Police, at 10:52 a.m., officers responded to the Bridgehampton train station to investigate a report of an assault that occurred on an LIRR train traveling east from the Southampton station to Bridgehampton.

A woman was struck in the head with a laptop, resulting in physical injury and damage to the computer, police said.

Shantal April Daniels, 34, of Queens, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, a felony; and third-degree criminal mischief, a felony, police said.

Southampton Police detectives and MTA police also responded; Daniels was taken to Southampton Town Police headquarters in Hampton Bays for processing, police said.