ByChris Harris
Published Nov. 22, 2025, 11:53 a.m. ET
45-year-old Anthony Caines nabbed by police for publicly spitting on 16 different females
A salivating sicko was busted last week in a racially-motivated spitting spree that targeted four white women in Williamsburg, Brooklyn — but walked free a day later, The Post has learned.
Anthony Caines, who is black, was arrested Nov. 13 after his repulsive two-day spitfest, but was sprung on Nov. 14 after pleading not guilty on charges including aggravated harassment based on race or religion, according to court documents obtained by The Post.
Caines, 45, whose rap sheet include arrests for domestic violence and contempt of court, was granted supervised release, authorities said.
3Anthony Caines was released with an ankle monitor after his alleged racially-motivated spitting spree that targeted four white women in Williamsburg.Anthony Caines/Facebook
“I just felt so violated,” said one of Caines’ alleged victims, who asked not to be named. “In my face, of all places. It was crazy, honestly.”
The victim, a college student, was stunned when she was attacked outside 285 Broadway at 10:05 a.m. on Nov. 11.
Charging documents cite three similar incidents — all unfolding in Williamsburg on Nov. 11 and Nov. 12 — where Caines silently spit directly into the faces of the female strangers as they passed him on the street.
“I was completely caught off guard,” the woman said. “It was in the morning, and I was half-asleep. He came up, spit on me, and kept going, and I thought, ‘What just happened to me? Am I supposed to be okay with this and go about the rest of my day?'”
The second assault happened less than two hours later, at the corner of Bedford Avenue and Grand Street. A third attack unfolded at Marcy Avenue and South Fourth Street at 10:40 p.m.
The fourth attack happened the next morning at 8 a.m. outside 186 Grand Street.
3Security cameras helped police locate Caines.Brooklyn District Attorney's Office
3Caines said nothing before allegedly spitting on the women.Brooklyn District Attorney's Office
None of the incidents resulted in a felony charge, which would’ve kept Caines in custody.
“This is what happens when Kathy Hochul’s bail reform experiment and the religious experiments of the left let violent offenders walk free with no consequences,” offered Councilman Robert Holden (D-30). “Until the State Legislature reverses these disastrous policies, New Yorkers, especially women, will continue to be victimized on our streets.”
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office is looking to speak to any additional victims who’ve yet to come forward.
The Post was unable to track down Caines for comment.
