NYC man left musician neighbor ‘to die on the steps’ after brutal subway knifing: prosecutors
NY Post
The Washington Heights man accused of fatally slashing his neighbor in a subway station left his victim “to die on the steps,” prosecutors argued in Manhattan criminal court Saturday before a judge ordered him to stay behind bars without bail.
Diego Figueroa-Hepner, 24, didn’t speak during his 11 p.m. arraignment on second-degree murder charges for the brutal knifing of musician Johnny Medina in the 175th Street station.
“Despite the defendant’s lack of a criminal record, in this case, the defendant commits a brazen crime inside the subway with no regard for the victim’s life, leaving him to die on the steps,” an assistant district attorney told the presiding judge.
“Given the strength of the case and the fact that the defendant is facing life in prison, which gives him great incentive to flee the jurisdiction. Remand is necessary and appropriate.”
Peter Laumann, Figueroa-Hepner’s lawyer from the Legal Aid Society, claimed there was more to the story, and insinuated that the 24-year-old was also injured in the bloody brawl.
“My client was arrested at the hospital with a large stab and slash wounds to his legs, arms, and head,” Laumann told the court.
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