Suspect arrested after random stabbing at Grand Central train station in New York City Christmas Eve leaving two victims injured, police said.
Speaker of New York City Police Department (NYPD) confirmed to Fox News Digital that Jason Sargeant, 28, of Brooklyn, was arrested in connection with the attack on just two people.
On Tuesday, just before 10:15 p.m., police responded to a 911 call about an assault at the 42 Street-Grand Central train station.
Police said a 26-year-old woman was cut in the neck and a 42-year-old man was cut in the left hand.
NYPD ARRESTS MAN FOR BURNING WOMAN ON TRAIN TRAIN, SAYS SHE BURNS TO DEATH.
The NYPD has arrested a suspect in connection with a Christmas night incident that left two victims injured at the Grand Central train station. (FOX 5 NYC/Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Police said a man was the first victim and was attacked on the stairs leading to the south entrance of the station. Sargeant allegedly cut the man on his left arm after an argument.
Seconds later, police said Sargeant reportedly confronted the female victim and cut her throat near the curb during a second altercation.
EMS responded and transported both victims to local hospitals.
Police say both victims are in stable condition.
New York City police have arrested a suspect in connection with two stabbings on Christmas Eve. (FOX 5 NYC)
Police also found a knife at the scene.
Sargeant was charged with two counts of first degree assault, two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, and several counts of second-degree menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, harassment and disorderly conduct.
The attack comes days after a woman was set on fire and burned alive. on the subway in New York City the train.
Sebastin Zapeta, 33, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, was charged with first- and second-degree murder, as well as first-degree arson.
Hours after the attack, New York Governor Kathy Hochul voiced her defense of the New York City subway in an X post, and has faced criticism for her post “tone-deaf”.
Hochul said crime has decreased in NYC's subways since he sent in the National Guard to curb the problem earlier this year, about eight hours after the woman's murder.
Hochul sent 750 members of the National Guard on the subways last week in an effort to curb holiday crime.
“In March, I took action to make our subways safer for the millions of people who ride the trains every day,” Hochul's post read. “Since we sent the @NationalGuardNY to support @NYPDnews and @MTA safety efforts and added cameras to all subways, crime is down, ridership is up, ” he wrote in his post.
Fox News Digital earlier he arrived at Hochul's office for comment on the criticism, but did not immediately respond.
President-elect Trump's incoming surrogate Tom Homan slammed Hochul on Monday during an interview on “Fox & Friends.”
“Governor Hochul, shame on you. Nothing you can say will fix this in New York,” Homan said.
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Homan, who recently visited the Big Apple to discuss illegal immigration with New York Mayor Eric Adams, placed some of the blame on the Biden administration for lax immigration policies.
“Here's another example of an illegal immigrant killing an American citizen. It's happening almost every day now, because a historic number of criminal immigrants are walking the streets, because of this administration policy in places of sanctuary and lax immigration enforcement,” he said.
Fox News Digital's Taylor Penley contributed to this report.
Stepheny Price is a reporter for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com