D.A. Bragg Announces Indictment In Unprovoked Attack In Grand Central Station On Christmas Eve


January 23, 2025

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. today announced the indictment of JASON SARGEANT, 28, for allegedly attacking two people without provocation in the Grand Central Subway Station on Christmas Eve in 2024. SARGEANT is charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with one count each of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, Assault in the First Degree, Attempted Assault in the First Degree, Assault in the Second Degree, Assault in the Third Degree, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree. [1] 

“As alleged, Jason Sargeant attacked two people in the Grand Central Subway Station without provocation on Christmas Eve. Millions of New Yorkers and tourists alike visit Manhattan over the holidays and must be safe when doing so,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Those who commit acts of violence in our subway system will be held accountable. I hope the victims continue to heal from this terrifying attack.” 

According to court documents and statements made on the record, on December 24, 2024, at approximately 10:10 p.m., SARGEANT was on the 4/5/6 subway platform inside of Grand Central Station waving a knife and scaring a large group of people who ran away from him. SARGEANT went up the stairs and into the mezzanine. 

At the top of the staircase, a 42-year-old man was sitting and waiting for his girlfriend. SARGEANT slashed the man’s left wrist, causing profuse bleeding, a large laceration, and nerve and muscle damage. 

SARGEANT, yelling, continued to walk through the mezzanine with the knife and punched a 26-year-old woman exiting a turnstile in the back of her head. After he punched her, her phone went flying. When she went to pick up her phone from the floor, SARGEANT kicked it farther away from her and stood directly across from her. He then lunged at the woman’s neck with a knife, cutting her and causing some bleeding. 

SARGEANT took the escalator up to the concourse when members of the MTA Police Department apprehended him and found a bloody knife in his jacket pocket. 

Assistant D.A. Kristen Tierney (Trial Bureau 50) is handling the prosecution of the case under the supervision of Assistant D.A. Jessica Lynn (Bureau Chief of Trial Bureau 50) and Executive Assistant D.A. Lisa DelPizzo (Chief of the Trial Division). Trial Preparation Assistants Abigail Boldy and Drew Driscoll are providing valuable assistance in this case. 

D.A. Bragg thanked the NYPD, particularly Officers Abraham Bautista and Christopher Meyer of the Transit Division District 4, as well as Officers Czajkowski and Turriciano of the MTA Police Department. 

 

Defendant Information: 

JASON SARGEANT 

Brooklyn, NY 

Charged:

  • Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, a class B felony, one count
  • Assault in the First Degree, a class B felony, one count
  • Attempted Assault in the First Degree, a class C felony, one count
  • Assault in the Second Degree, a class D felony, one count
  • Assault in the Third Degree, a class A misdemeanor, one count
  • Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree, a class A misdemeanor, one count 

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[1] The charges contained in the indictment are merely allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. All factual recitations are derived from documents filed in court and statements made on the record in court.