A four-time deported illegal alien from Honduras was arrested in New York after allegedly shoving two men, including an elderly veteran, onto the New York City (NYC) subway tracks Sunday, reports show.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Fox News that the 34-year-old suspect, Bairon Posada-Hernandez, was arrested and issued a detainer after the alleged attack. (RELATED: 5-Year-Old Girl Vanishes In 2020 — Police Find Her Over 2,000 Miles Away Years Later)
“Bairon Posada-Hernandez is a serial criminal and four-time deported illegal alien from Honduras who should never have been able to walk our streets and harm innocent Americans,” DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said, Fox News reported.
“We are praying for the victims and their families. DHS is calling upon New York sanctuary politicians to commit to this [Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)] detainer and not release this heinous criminal back into New York communities,” she continued.
Case records from the New York State Unified Court System confirm that Posada-Hernandez was arrested Tuesday. Fox News reported the detainer was lodged Wednesday evening, according to the DHS.
The outlet also reported that Posada-Hernandez was arrested Wednesday for First Degree Assault, citing NYC’s custody database. Other reports claim he was charged with attempted murder.
The New York Police Department (NYPD) released photos of the suspect and a brief description of the crime in a request for tips that could lead to the suspect’s arrest.
The X post, from NYPD Crime Stoppers, alleged that an unidentified individual approached a 30-year-old male from behind and pushed the man onto the subway tracks.
🚨WANTED FOR AN ASSAULT: on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at approximately 11:30 A.M, a 30-year-old male was standing on the Southbound “F,Q” platform on Lexington Avenue-63 Street subway station, in the confines of the 19th Precinct/Transit District 1, when he was approached by an… pic.twitter.com/2MjXug5ntG
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) March 9, 2026
The suspect allegedly approached an 83-year-old male from behind and also pushed him onto the tracks, the NYPD account posted.
The older victim was identified as Air Force veteran Richard Williams, who is fighting for his life after receiving multiple fractures and sustaining bleeding on his brain, CBS News New York reported.
“The hardest part is I can’t have a conversation, or hug him again,” Williams’ granddaughter, Samantha Loria, told CBS News. “Any time I visit him, we walk around. We would go to Manhattan. He would always say hi to everyone, ask how they’re doing. It doesn’t hurt anything to be kind.”
The younger alleged victim, Jhon Rodriguez, told the outlet he had seen Williams’ head hit the tracks before the veteran started bleeding and eventually lost consciousness.
People stand on a subway platform in New York City on February 4, 2025. Joseph Lynskey was quietly waiting for a New York subway train on New Year’s Eve when he was pushed from behind onto the tracks as a train pulled into the station. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
Rodriguez responded by picking up Williams, with the help of another man, and moved Williams off the tracks before the next train arrived.
“I felt really scared. I was trembling. I felt disoriented,” Rodriguez told CBS News, adding that he is in a lot of pain and has not worked due to his injuries.
Posada-Hernandez first entered the U.S. in 2008, and he was deported four times between then and July 2020, Fox News reported. He had received at least 15 prior charges for crimes including aggravated assault, domestic violence, possession of a weapon, obstruction of police, simple assault and drug possession, according to Fox News
ICE’s New York City field office did not respond to the Daily Caller request to confirm that a detainer has been placed, as of publication.
Posada-Hernandez is expected in court Friday, according to case records.