WATCH: Twice-arrested cop assailant smashes bottle over NYPD officer’s head in unprovoked assault

The 27-year-old suspect, who has previously been arrested for assaulting officers, was identified as Tyshaun Holloway of Hackensack, New Jersey.

The footage shows Holloway conversing with the officer for a moment at around 4:30 am Sunday before Holloway is seen smashing the bottle over the officer’s head and attempting to escape on foot. Officers were able to capture Holloway.

The officer received lacerations to the neck and head which required stitches and staples, but thankfully will be OK.

24/7 your NYPD officers put themselves in harms way to protect this city, it's residents and it's visitors.

— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) July 19, 2021

Due to body cam footage not recording audio, it is unclear what the two were talking about in the moment. The officer, who remains unidentified, received lacerations to the neck and head. According to a tweet from NYPD News, the injuries required stitches and staples, but the officer is okay.

Holloway was charged with assault, menacing, resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration and criminal possession of a weapon, according to Fox News. Holloway was arrested twice in 2016 for assaulting police officers, local authorities told Fox News. The New York City Police Benevolence Association, which represents officers in the city, slammed the broken justice system that allowed Holloway to walk free and be able to assault again.

He assaulted cops TWICE before. Yet there he was, walking the streets, endangering not only these POs but the entire community. Our justice & mental health systems are dangerously broken. They won't get better until elected leaders wake up & take action. https://t.co/bpvG4Nf3Fo

— NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) July 19, 2021

Why was he still out on the streets?

Daily outrages like this one by RECIDIVISTS show that the criminal justice system is not working

Solutions are readily apparent but elected officials offer no serious plan, enabling the victimization of NYers

Fix NY’s Crim. Justice System! https://t.co/wwvJzgq6cJ

— NYCPBA Legal (@NYCPBA_GC) July 19, 2021

Grateful that our @NYPD67Pct brother is not only on the road to recovery, but was able to chase down and apprehend this perp HIMSELF with his partner's help. That's grit.

Still: why was this dangerous individual on the street in the first place?https://t.co/zxxiR9GFot

— NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) July 20, 2021

NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea expressed his thanks that the officer was not seriously injured. “Another reminder of the grave dangers your cops face every day as they take to the streets to protect the people of NYC,” Shea tweeted.

Another reminder of the grave dangers your cops face every day as they take to the streets to protect the people of NYC. We’re both lucky & thankful that our officer’s injuries from this unprovoked attack weren’t more severe. https://t.co/NDgenKdvdE

— Commissioner Shea (@NYPDShea) July 19, 2021

This latest attack marks a concerning trend in New York City in 2021 of officers being attacked. According to police figures cited by Fox News, as of July 11, there have been 110 assaults on officers in the city, compared to 100 in the same timeframe last year. The National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) released recent alarming statistics regarding an uptick in ambush-style attacks on law enforcement members nationwide, a 91 percent increase.