UPDATE: Authorities have revealed the suspect in this case, Bairon Hernandez, has been deported four times and has racked up at least 15 prior criminal charges, including aggravated assault, domestic violence, possession of a weapon, obstruction of police, simple assault, and drug possession.
An elderly veteran is fighting for his life after he and another man were thrown onto active train tracks at a New York City subway station by a suspect who is in the U.S. illegally, according to reports.
The horrifying attack unfolded at around noon on Sunday on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
A male suspect strolling down a platform at the Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station shoved two men at random, causing them to fall onto the track bed, NYPD says.
Good Samaritans quickly helped the victims back onto the platform before a train arrived.
POV footage shot by one of the victims, identified as 31-year-old Jhon Rodriguez, shows the suspect casually strolling away as other commuters scramble to assist the injured men.
🚨 NYC: Honduran 'migrant' Bairon Hernandez has been arrested for pushing 30-year-old Jhon Rodriguez and 83-year-old Air Force veteran Richard Williams onto subway tracks.
Richard Williams suffered serious injuries including bleeding on his brain. pic.twitter.com/UOOcExBQdW
— Illegal Alien Crimes (@ImmigrantCrimes) March 11, 2026
Richard Williams, an 83-year-old Air Force veteran and grandfather, reportedly suffered life-threatening injuries, including several fractures and bleeding on the brain.
“My father, Richard, is on a respirator in the ICU in the hospital. That’s all we are going to say,” his daughter told the New York Post.
The suspect remained on the loose until Tuesday morning when U.S. Marshals and NYPD arrested Bairon Hernandez, 34, at a Brooklyn homeless shelter.
Hernandez, an illegal alien from Honduras, has been charged with attempted murder, attempted assault, assault, and reckless endangerment.
NEW: Suspect Arrested after Veteran, 83, fighting for his life after he was pushed with another man onto subway tracks in Manhattan
Bairon Hernandez 34, from Honduras was arrested Tuesday morning and has been charged with attempted murder, attempted assault, and battery after… pic.twitter.com/yNWZZjjZjl
— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) March 11, 2026
Rodriguez suffered an unspecified arm injury that left his arm in a sling.
An investigation is ongoing.
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