{"id":8536,"date":"2026-09-10T10:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T10:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=8536"},"modified":"2026-09-10T10:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T10:37:10","slug":"child-predator-catching-influencer-charged-after-being-stabbed-during-confrontation-at-ny-tim-hortons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=8536","title":{"rendered":"Child predator-catching influencer charged after being stabbed during confrontation at NY Tim Hortons"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Pennsylvania influencer has been charged after being stabbed during a confrontation with two men he accused of being child predators in upstate New York last year.<\/p>\n

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Nicholas Attalla, 34, who operates under the online moniker \u201cNiky Sal,\u201d was arrested on charges of third-degree assault, criminal nuisance and endangering the welfare of a child on Sept. 4, WGRZ reported.<\/p>\n

Attalla runs undercover social media accounts, where he poses as a minor in an effort to identify adults who prey on children. <\/p>\n

He is accused of getting into a fight with James Morris, 43, and Eric Spencer, 42, inside a Tim Hortons in Jamestown \u2014 about 70 miles south of Buffalo \u2014 in December 2025.<\/p>\n

Investigators revealed that Attalla, of Erie, Pa., had allegedly chatted online with an individual who claimed to be a 16-year-old male through a dating site, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n

Attalla portrayed himself as a 14-year-old girl during those communications and arranged to meet at the Tim Hortons, where he accused Spencer of talking with the minor. <\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the Jamestown Police Department told WGRZ that Attalla \u201cthreatened him (Morris) based solely off the phone conversation and his voice.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the Tim Hortons, Attalla confronted Morris and Spencer before the fight broke out.<\/p>\n

Morris allegedly stabbed Attalla during the melee, police said.<\/p>\n

The brawl also eventually engulfed a 1-year-old child and their family who were inside the coffee shop.<\/p>\n

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Attalla suffered a large laceration to his arm and was treated at UPMC Chautauqua.<\/p>\n

A GoFundMe was launched to cover Attalla\u2019s medical treatment following the stabbing \u2014 raising more than $12,000 of its $20,000 goal as of Thursday.<\/p>\n

Following the fight, Morris and Spencer were arrested in January 2026.<\/p>\n

Morris was charged with assault in the first degree, tampering with physical evidence and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.<\/p>\n

An investigation led by the Jamestown Police Department later revealed that none of the men had been communicating before the fight.<\/p>\n

Investigators also said search warrants executed on the suspects\u2019 cell phones found no evidence of any phone contact between Attalla, Morris or Spencer before the confrontation, Erie Now News reported.<\/p>\n

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On Sept. 4, all three men \u2014 Morris, Spencer and Attalla \u2014 were charged with second-degree criminal nuisance and endangering the welfare of a child.<\/p>\n

The child endangerment charge stemmed from the men colliding with the 1-year-old during the chaos of the brawl.<\/p>\n

Attalla has a following of about 47,000 on Facebook, where he says his page is \u201cfor educational purposes and to help spread awareness of online child predators.\u201d<\/p>\n

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