Suspect indicted for stabbing a sleeping man on board Manhattan train

"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."

On the morning of July 14, 20-year-old Geovalny Alcantara allegedly stabbed a 56-year-old man on a 1 train at the W. 145th Street and Broadway station in West Harlem. The victim was reportedly sleeping when Alcantara stabbed him several times in the head and face with a knife. Transit officers heard a commotion, rushed to the scene, and arrested Alcantara with clothes soaked in blood; officers recovered a knife on the platform. The injured commuter was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and treated with staples, stitches, and a blood transfusion. Alcantara faces charges including second-degree murder, first-degree attempted assault, and second-degree assault, and remains in custody.

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