Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today announced the indictment of DARIEL CASTILLO, 28, for allegedly threatening a 25-year-old woman with a knife and stabbing a 51-year-old man in separate incidents at the Broadway-Lafayette station in January 2026. CASTILLO is charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with one count each of Assault in the Second Degree, Robbery in the Third Degree and Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, among other charges. [1]

“As alleged, Dariel Castillo committed two separate acts of violence against strangers just minutes apart, including a brutal stabbing,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Unprovoked, he allegedly repeatedly stabbed a man who simply attempted to enter a subway station. We take attacks in our transit system very seriously and our office will hold those accountable who undermine its safety.”

As alleged in court documents and statements made on the record in court, on January 28, 2026, at approximately 4:50 a.m., CASTILLO boarded a northbound F train at the Broadway-Lafayette station. As the train remained in the station, he approached a 25-year-old woman, who was sitting onboard the train, and allegedly grabbed her cellphone out of her hands. As the woman attempted to retrieve her cellphone, CASTILLO allegedly brandished a knife and threatened to stab her. Eventually, the woman was able to recover her cellphone before CASTILLO exited the train and fled in the station.

At approximately 5:20 a.m., a 51-year-old man entered the same station. CASTILLO approached him and began yelling at him to exit the station. As the man began walking up the stairs to leave, CASTILLO allegedly followed him and used a knife to stab him several times in the back. As the man sought help, CASTILLO fled back into the station. The man was eventually transported to the hospital to receive treatment for multiple stab wounds.

CASTILLO was arrested on February 4, 2026.

Assistant D.A. Hunter Carrell is handling the prosecution of this case, under the supervision of Assistant D.A. David Hammer (Chief of Trial Bureau 70) and Executive Assistant D.A. Lisa DelPizzo (Chief of the Trial Division). Paralegal Alexa Grayson is providing invaluable assistance in the prosecution.

D.A. Bragg thanked the New York City Police Department (NYPD), particularly Detective Ryan Specht of the Manhattan Transit Squad.

Defendant Information:

DARIEL CASTILLO

New York, NY

Charged:

• Assault in the Second Degree, a class D felony, one count
• Robbery in the Third Degree, a class D felony, one count
• Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, a class E felony, one count
• Menacing in the Second 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.