An alleged drugged-up man who ran amok on a blood-spattered knifing attack at Penn Station — leaving five innocent bystanders wounded — is believed to be homeless and has a rap sheet streaked with violence.
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An alleged drugged-up man who ran amok on a blood-spattered knifing attack at Penn Station — leaving five innocent bystanders wounded — is believed to be homeless and has a rap sheet streaked with violence, law-enforcement sources said, according to The New York Post.
Identified by sources as Hector Deleon, 51, he allegedly gave a free rein to the uncalled-for attack around 7 p.m. Sunday inside the New Jersey Transit boarding area, filling the station with horror, as the chilling screams of the victims terrified commuters who ran for their lives.
Deleon was quickly arrested by Amtrak police. The alleged suspect appeared to be high on still-unknown drugs, sources said.
All the victims were men ranging in age from 30 to 60, who were believed to be harmless spectators. Deleon allegedly attacked them for unknown reasons after he brandished a knife at them, according to the sources.
The senseless carnage left at least one victim seriously wounded, two with moderate injuries and two others with minor injuries, FDNY officials said.
The ghastly attacks came less than 24 hours before President Trump is expected to arrive at Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the Knicks’ historic NBA Finals appearance against the San Antonio Spurs.
As Deleon remained in a hospital for evaluation, the charges against him are still in process.
Nevertheless, he allegedly has a long criminal record that shows that he’s no stranger to violence or drugs, with at least seven arrests going back to at least 2008, according to sources.
Deleon’s alleged arrests include busts for aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, use or possession of drugs, assault, domestic assault and criminal mischief.
Deleon’s most recent arrest, before his Penn Station attack, took place in New Jersey during May on theft and possession of drugs and paraphernalia charges, court records show.
He was accused of stealing $4 in coins from a tip jar inside a Dunkin Donuts in Long Branch and possessing a “clear glass pipe with a burnt brown color,” the records show.
Court records show that Deleon faced an attempted aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge in February 2022. He pleaded guilty in that Essex County, New Jersey, case and received two years of probation, the records show.
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