A man experiencing homelessness and described as “emotionally disturbed” attacked a 51-year-old subway rider by stabbing him in the back at a Greenwich Village subway station during the busy Thursday morning commute – right after the two had a confrontation on a train, according to police reports and sources.
The exchange occurred aboard a Brooklyn-bound D train at West 4th Street around 7:30 a.m., as the two men, who were unknown to each other, clashed.
After exiting the train, the suspect, identified as 30-year-old Justice Jackson, allegedly stabbed the victim, striking him in the back, according to law enforcement and sources.
The injured man was transported by EMS to Bellevue Hospital, where he is in stable condition, police confirmed.
In the meantime, Jackson, who was spotted in surveillance footage wearing dark gray sweatpants, a black shirt, and black slippers, reportedly reboarded the train after the incident, as per sources.
He was apprehended more than 24 hours following the stabbing – around 1 p.m. Friday – and faces charges for both felony and misdemeanor assault, police stated.
Justice Jackson has a history of 11 previous arrests and is identified as a repeat offender with a history of grand larceny and issues within the transit system, according to the sources.
His most recent arrest occurred in July involving three separate grand larceny cases, according to the information from sources.
Law enforcement has also recorded 10 instances of Jackson being involved as an “emotionally disturbed person,” according to reports.
After his arrest on Friday, police indicated that Jackson was hospitalized, although the reasons for his hospitalization were not immediately clear.
So far this year, incidents of felony assaults on the subway system have shown a slight increase, with 453 reported cases compared to 445 during the same period in 2024, according to the latest data from the NYPD released on Sunday.
Nevertheless, overall felony crimes within the subway system have decreased by approximately 4%, with 1,639 incidents reported, down from 1,706 incidents during the same timeframe last year, according to the statistics.
