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Rodlin Gravesande arrested in connection to December chemical attack at Brooklyn subway station

Police arrest suspect in Brooklyn subway chemical attack
Police arrest suspect in Brooklyn subway chemical attack 00:22

NEW YORK -- A suspect has been arrested in connection to a subway attack that left a woman burned back in December.

The suspect has been identified as 33-year-old Rodlin Gravesande, of Atlanta, Georgia.

Gravesande is accused of splashing a chemical in a woman's face at a Brooklyn subway station on Dec. 2.

READ MORE: Police: Caustic liquid thrown on woman in attack in Winthrop Street subway station

The 21-year-old victim was taken to a local hospital to be treated for burns.

Gravesande was arrested in Brooklyn on Friday and charged with assault.

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