A man accused of stabbing three people to death in New York City is out on bail and had been arrested eight times before the assault, city officials said.
The suspect, 51-year-old Ramon Rivera, a homeless Hispanic man, was arrested Monday for the “unprovoked” stabbing within three hours. According to He told city officials at a press conference on the same day. According to NBC New York, the suspect had been arrested eight times before the incident and carried out the attack while on bail for grand theft earlier this year. reported.
“There are big questions about why he was on the street,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at a news conference. “It’s at a preliminary stage now, but he was sentenced several months ago.”
He was also arrested in Hudson County, New Jersey, where he was charged with theft, robbery and criminal mischief three times, according to NBC New York. A spokesperson for the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office told NBC New York that he was released before trial under New Jersey’s 2017 Criminal Justice Reform Act, which allows for pretrial release without cash bail. He said he was released under supervision. According to 2023 Analysis by the National Conference of State Legislatures. (Related: Blue City residents are in danger as Torren de Aragua gangs terrorize the city)
Rivera was later charged with three counts of first-degree murder, according to NBC New York. Adams also said at the news conference that Rivera had a history of “severe mental health issues.”
These were the knives recovered from a stabbing in Manhattan today. pic.twitter.com/31hzHaIBao
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The first victim, identified as Angel Lata Lundy, a 36-year-old man, was stabbed without warning near Manhattan’s Chelsea borough at 8:22 a.m. Monday morning, after being taken to NYPD Bellevue Hospital. He was confirmed dead. (New York City Police Department) told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Witnesses said Rivera was brandishing a knife.
At 10:25 a.m., Rivera stabbed the next victim, an unidentified 68-year-old Asian man, who was fishing near the East River, New York City police told DCNF. The victim was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital after being transported by paramedics.
Finally, Rivera stabbed 36-year-old Wilma Augustine multiple times at 10:55 a.m. outside the United Nations building, the NYPD told DCNF. She was in critical condition upon arrival at Weill Cornell Medical Center, but ultimately succumbed to her injuries.
New York City police arrested Rivera near the Turkish mission to the United Nations, city officials said. At the time of his arrest, the man’s clothes and two knives were covered in blood.
The NYPD provided names and additional incident information, but did not provide any additional comment on the incident to the DCNF.
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