A suspect was arrested after a random stabbing spree contained in the Grand Central subway station in New York City on Christmas Eve left two victims wounded, police mentioned.
A spokesperson for the New York City Police Department (NYPD) confirmed to Fox News Digital that 28-year-old Jason Sargeant, of Brooklyn, was arrested for the assault on two random folks.
On Tuesday, simply earlier than 10:15 p.m., police responded to a 911 name about an assault on the 42 Street-Grand Central subway station.
Police mentioned a 26-year-old lady was slashed within the neck and a 42-year-old man was slashed within the left wrist.
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The NYPD arrested a suspect in connection to a Christmas Eve stabbing spree that left two victims wounded on the Grand Central subway station. (FOX 5 NYC/Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Police mentioned the person was the primary sufferer and was attacked on the steps resulting in the southbound entrance of the station. Sargeant allegedly slashed the person throughout his left wrist following an argument.
Moments later, police mentioned Sargeant reportedly confronted the feminine sufferer and slashed her on the neck close to a turnstile throughout a second altercation.
EMS responded and transported each victims to native hospitals.
Police mentioned each victims stay in secure situation.
Police in New York City have arrested a suspect in connection to the Christmas Eve slashing that left two folks wounded. (FOX 5 NYC)
Police additionally recovered a knife on the scene.
Sargeant was charged with two counts of first degree assault, two counts of first diploma reckless endangerment, and a number of other second diploma counts for menacing, legal possession of a weapon, harassment, and disorderly conduct.
This assault comes simply days after a girl was lit on hearth and burned alive on a New York City subway prepare.
Sebastin Zapeta, 33, an unlawful immigrant from Guatemala, was charged with first- and second-degree homicide, in addition to first-degree arson.
Hours after the assault, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul touted subway security in New York City in a publish on X, and is going through criticism over her “tone-deaf” publish.
Hochul claimed that crime has decreased on NYC subways since she deployed the National Guard to mitigate the problem earlier this yr, roughly eight hours after the lady’s homicide.
Hochul sent 750 National Guard members to the subways final week in an effort to maintain vacation crime in test.
“In March, I took motion to make our subways safer for the tens of millions of people that take the trains every day,” Hochul’s publish learn. “Since deploying the @NationalGuardNY to assist @NYPDnews and @MTA security efforts and including cameras to all subway vehicles, crime goes down, and ridership goes up,” she wrote in her publish.
Fox News Digital beforehand reached out to Hochul’s office for touch upon the criticism, however didn’t instantly hear again.
President-elect Trump’s incoming border czar Tom Homan slammed Hochul on Monday throughout an interview on “Fox & Friends.”
“Governor Hochul, disgrace on you. There’s nothing you’ll be able to say that is going to make this proper in New York,” Homan mentioned.
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Homan, who lately journeyed to the Big Apple to debate unlawful migrant crime with New York City Mayor Eric Adams, pinned among the blame on the Biden administration for lax federal immigration insurance policies.
“Here’s one other instance of an unlawful alien killing an American citizen. It’s nearly a every day prevalence now, as a result of a historic variety of legal aliens are strolling the streets, due to this administration’s coverage in sanctuary jurisdictions and lax immigration enforcement,” he mentioned.
Fox News Digital’s Taylor Penley contributed to this report.
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