A NYC man was indicted for allegedly stabbing a commuter on board a train in Harlem in July, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced.
Prosecutors allege that 20-year-old Geovalny Alcantara stabbed a 56-year-old man on board a 1 train at the W. 145th Street and Broadway station in West Harlem during the morning of July 14. According to the indictment, Alcantara stabbed the man, unprovoked, several times in the head and face with a knife.
According to law enforcement sources, the victim was sleeping on the train when the vicious attack occurred.
Officers from Transit District 3 were patrolling the train when they heard a commotion coming from nearby, according to court documents.
The officers then rushed toward the chaos and immediately placed Alcantara, whose clothes were soaked in blood, under arrest. Meanwhile, the defendant allegedly dropped a knife on the station platform, which the officers recovered.
The victim was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he received treatment for his injuries, including staples to his head, stitches on his face, and a blood transfusion, the DA’s office said.
“Geovalny Alcantara allegedly assaulted a complete stranger in an unprovoked attack on a Manhattan subway that could have turned deadly,” Bragg said. “The transit system is the lifeblood of the city, and we take acts of violence committed underground very seriously. Thankfully, the victim received treatment for his significant injuries, and I hope he makes a full recovery.”
Alcantara is charged with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree attempted assault, and second-degree assault.
The DA’s office said he remains in custody and faces five to 25 years in prison if convicted on the top charge of second-degree attempted murder.
