Accused Serial Slasher Arrested In Murder Near Park Slope: NYPD

BOERUM HILL, BROOKLYN — A man accused of killing an elderly man during a weekend slashing spree in Boerum Hill was arrested this week after a manhunt, authorities said.

Joevani Vale, 26, faces a murder charge in the stabbing death of Ramon Cintron, 83, inside the Nevins Street apartment building near Park Slope where they both lived, police said.

Cops believe Vale killed Cintron amid a violent spree Saturday that unfolded in the space of an hour.

The spree began about 1:30 p.m. that day when a man slashed a 31-year-old woman in her right thigh at 134 Nevins St., near Dean Street, authorities said.

Vale faces an assault charge in connection to that attack, police said.

Shortly after that slashing, police responded to a call from Wyckoff Gardens apartment building along Nevins Street near Baltic Street, authorities said. They found Cintron unconscious inside with stab wounds to his neck and right arm, NYPD officials said.

Medics pronounced Cintron deceased and NYPD officers quickly linked both slashing to Vale, who remained on the loose until Tuesday, authorities said.