From the NY Post:
Those charged were Brendy Garcia, 19, of Brownsville, Brooklyn, who is suspected of wielding the knife; Franklin Varella, 21 of Inwood, in Manhattan; and Diogenes Hernandez, 21, a JFK baggage handler who lives in Woodhaven, Queens.
Garcia, who has no criminal record, confessed to the stabbings, sources said. But he insisted he wielded his knife in an attempt to fend off the drunken men after they had clocked him in the head with a beer bottle.
He faces an additional charge of weapons possession.
The dead men, Darnell Morel and Ricardo Williams, had gotten on the No. 2 train at Times Square at 5 a.m. Sunday with about eight friends.
Both victims, along with several others in their group, had police records.
All of them had spent the night partying at Cellar Bar in The Bryant Park Hotel.
As soon as they boarded the train, they began menacing the passengers, according to the suspects' friends and other witnesses.
The witnesses said the gang woke a homeless man, then terrified a young woman.
After she fled the train, they allegedly confronted other riders, including the stabber and the other two suspects. They were returning home from a baby shower in The Bronx, a source said.
Soon, the victims and their pals began lobbing trash at the smaller group, the witnesses told cops.
The 19-year-old was hit with the bottle and furious words were exchanged.
The larger gang allegedly began moving toward the smaller group. They started fighting as the train traveled between the 14th Street and Christopher Street stations.
Both groups had been drinking on the train, cops said.
UPDATE: Charges against two of the suspects were dropped.
9 comments:
BROWNSVILLE - NEVER ran, NEVER will!!!!!
Those charged were Brendy Garcia, 19, of Brownsville, Brooklyn, who is suspected of wielding the knife; Franklin Varella, 21 of Inwood, in Manhattan; and Diogenes Hernandez, 21
In other words, "the usual suspects".
But he insisted he wielded his knife in an attempt to fend off the drunken men after they had clocked him in the head with a beer bottle.
Also known as the "I didn't do nuthin'" defense.
Throw 'em in the hoosegow!! Take their measurements for a Texas neck tie!
You name your kid Diogenes, but he still has no brain that head.
If we had more bike paths, none of this would have happened!!!
Yes it would. Hey Crapper where's the post of the white cyclist and the Chinese pedestrian squaring off?
FREE BRENDDY GARCIA,THIS KID IS THE MOST INNOCENT GUY YOU WILL MEET WITH THE BEST MANNERS EVERYWHERE HE WENT.HE WASNT THE TYPE TO START WITH ANYBODY I MEAN COME ON HE HAS NO CRIMINAL RECORD WHATS SO EVER,ON THE OTHER HAND THE ONES THAT DIED DO HAVE CRIMINAL RECORDS THEREFORE YOU KNOW RIGHT THERE THEY STARTED WITH BRENDDY,THEY JUST MESSED WITH THE WRONG GUY AT THE WRONG TIME,THE HOMELESS GUY DIDNT DO ANYTHING NIETHER DID THE GIRL,SO IT WAS SURE TO BE THAT THEY HAD TO FACE IT,BRENDDY IS NOT A KILLER HE DIDNT HAVE THAT TYPE OF HEART,HE EXPERIENCED BEEF BEFORE AND HE JUST MADE SURE NO ONE WAS GOING TO PUT HIM SIX FEET UNDER ANYWAYS ITS SELF DEFENSE ….
no so innocent victims.
most likely they grew up in an apartment paid for with HUD section 8 vouchers, take it away from their family. these men are too young to have ruined their lives. the parents must be held responsible.
the two who snitched will probably be in the papers again for similar nonsense.
Hey, the kid is entitled to protect himself. If he is not the instigator an the stabbing is self-defense, he did nothing wrong.
Better judged by 12 than carried by six.
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