The illegal Honduran migrant accused of shoving two Manhattan subway riders onto the tracks is a “serial criminal” who had been deported four times before his alleged attack, federal officials said Thursday.
Bairon Hernandez’s rap sheet includes at least 15 arrests for various charges, including aggravated assault, possession of a weapon and domestic violence, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
He also faced previous charges of simple assault, drug possession and obstruction of police, the feds said.
Hernandez was arrested and charged Tuesday with attempted murder, attempted assault and reckless endangerment two days after he allegedly pushed 83-year-old Air Force veteran Richard Williams and Jhon Pena, 30, onto the roadbed at the Lexington-63rd Street station on the Upper East Side.
Hernandez, 34, first entered the US in January 2008 and had been deported four times, but kept coming back in illegally, DHS said.
His most recent deportation was in 2020 during the Biden administration. It’s unclear when he re-entered the country.
DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis called the suspect a “serial criminal” who should “never have been able to walk our streets and harm innocent Americans.”
Williams remains in critical condition while Pena suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
