Upper East Side Subway-Threat Suspect Is Arrested, Police Say

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — The man who threatened to decapitate fellow passengers after getting on a crowded subway car on the Upper East Side has been arrested, police said Thursday.

Aaron Ramos, a 26-year-old Bronx resident, was arrested Thursday morning and charged with menacing in connection with Sunday's incident.

According to police, Ramos boarded a packed southbound 6 train Sunday afternoon at the 77th Street-Lexington Avenue station.

As the crowded train pulled away, he "became irate and aggressive" and began brandishing a switchblade knife, pointing it at a 35-year-old man standing near him as well as other riders, police said.

"I'm not riding this train pressed up against this door," the man said, according to police. "I'll take your head off your [expletive] neck," he allegedly added.

Ramos got off the train at the next stop, 68th Street–Hunter College, police said.

Police, who circulated surveillance footage showing the then-unidentified suspect hopping a turnstile at 59th Street-Lexington Avenue, thanked members of the public for helping in the search in a tweet on Thursday.

The MTA, which is in the midst of a renewed crackdown on fare evasion, also hailed news of the arrest on Friday.

"Another person who would prey on subway riders has discovered that if you perpetrate crimes in the transit system we will have your picture and the NYPD will track you down," MTA Chief Safety and Security Officer Pat Warren said in a statement.

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