Manhattan triple-murder stabbing spree suspect Ramon Rivera was ordered held without bail erstwhile helium appeared earlier a Manhattan Criminal Court justice Tuesday afternoon.
Rivera appeared successful tribunal wearing a achromatic Tyvek jumpsuit and handcuffs and was soundless with his caput bowed for astir of the proceeding.
“The suspect embarked connected a bloody and convulsive rampage that took the lives of 3 guiltless New Yorkers who were doing thing much than going astir their day,” Assistant District Attorney Megan Joy said earlier describing Monday’s convulsive spree.
Family of Rivera’s archetypal victim, operation idiosyncratic Angel Lata Landi, were successful the courtroom. They sat motionless successful the assemblage arsenic Joy work retired the complaint.
Joy requested Rivera beryllium held without bail “due to the severity of these offenses” arsenic good arsenic Rivera’s 2024 burglary condemnation and his out-of-state transgression history.
The justice agreed to the request.
Rivera “slept similar a baby” portion successful custody earlier being hauled into court, a instrumentality enforcement root said.
He rested successful a holding compartment astatine New York Central Booking — nicknamed the Tombs.
“He’s been sleeping similar a babe without a attraction successful the world,” the instrumentality enforcement root said.
Rivera attacked a correction serviceman backmost successful May portion being held successful the situation ward astatine Bellevue Hospital. That officer, Carol Garcia, was charged with kicking Rivera successful the head aft Rivera was subdued.
Rivera was besides arrested for petty larceny for an Oct. 4 incident, the justice said, adding that she wanted to clarify that prosecutors had asked for supervised merchandise not bail successful that lawsuit lone due to the fact that the complaint was not bail eligible.
After serving astir 8 months successful jailhouse connected a drawstring of store break-ins, Rivera allegedly went connected a sidesplitting spree Monday, knifing 3 radical to decease a period aft his release.
Chilling surveillance video recorded Rivera, wearing a “King” T-shirt, changing into a sweatshirt, tan trench coat, and a beanie chapeau earlier storming up to operation idiosyncratic Lata Landi astir 8:20 a.m. on W. 19th St. adjacent Tenth Ave. in Chelsea.
Medics rushed Lata Landi to Bellevue Hospital, wherever helium died astatine 8:30 a.m., constabulary said.
After allegedly attacking Lata Landi, Rivera ran disconnected successful hunt of his 2nd victim.
Around 10:27 a.m., Rivera fatally stabbed a 68-year-old antheral sportfishing by the East River Promenade adjacent the Water Club astatine E. 30th St. and FDR Drive successful Kips Bay, prosecutors say. The victim’s sanction was not instantly released arsenic cops way down household members. Both victims died astatine Bellevue Hospital.
Less than a half-hour later, astatine 10:55 a.m. Rivera attacked 36-year-old Wilma Augustin astatine E. 42nd St. and First Ave. successful Murray Hill, according to cops and prosecutors. Augustin died conscionable earlier 6 p.m. astatine New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell.
A passing cab operator saw the past battle mistook the stabbing for a robbery and flagged down a adjacent cop. NYPD Officer Robert Garvey, who was posted adjacent the United Nations, caught up with Rivera and took him into constabulary custody.
Rivera has been in and retired of jailhouse for much than 20 years successful Florida, Ohio, and New York, cops said.
While he’s lone been successful the metropolis for astir a year, he’s been arrested aggregate times and has been hospitalized astatine slightest twice, officials said. He’s besides been arrested doubly successful New Jersey.
Originally Published: November 19, 2024 astatine 4:30 PM EST