A Queens man with 90 arrests appeared in court to cut the face of a man with a wooden stake on the New York subway while throwing racist and anti-gay insults while on bail
- Ramon Castro, 55, appeared before Queens Supreme Court Justice Tony Chimino on Tuesday morning
- He is accused of first and second degree assaults such as hate crime, criminal possession of a weapon, severe harassment and possession
- The incident happened around 3.10 am on July 6 between Castro – who has more than 90 detainees in his file – and a 34-year-old victim
- This came weeks after Castro was released for a double burglary he allegedly committed
- He allegedly shouted, “I hate Latinos and fucking people,” to a man standing near a subway station in Flushing, Queens.
- He is due to appear in court again on March 7
A new York a man with 90 previous arrests appeared in court on Tuesday for hatred crime charges after allegedly cutting the face of a subway passenger while throwing racist and homophobic insults.
Ramon Castro, 55, appeared on Tuesday morning before Queens Supreme Court Judge Tony Chimino on charges of first and second degree assaults such as hate crime, criminal possession of a weapon, aggravated harassment and possession of drugs.
The incident happened around 3:10 a.m. on July 6 between Castro – who has more than 90 detainees in his file – and a 34-year-old unidentified victim. It came weeks after Castro was released for a double burglary he allegedly committed.
According to a press release from the district attorney’s office, Ramon allegedly shouted “I hate Latinos and fucking people” at a man who was standing near a subway station on the corner of 77th Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Flushing, Queens.
Castro was detained on $ 250,000 bail. He is due to appear in court again on March 7.
Ramon Castro, 56, charged with seven counts of hate crimes, including assault, and stabbing a victim with a wooden knife on July 6, 2021, is on trial in Queens County Criminal Court for a hearing.
Castro (pictured), then 55, was charged with hate crimes after spotting a man in the face of a New York subway platform while using racial and homophobic insults.
Castro was indicted in August before Supreme Court Justice Tony Chimino on a seven-count charge of first- and second-degree assaults such as hate crime, criminal possession of a weapon, severe harassment and drug possession.
Castro then allegedly attacked the innocent victim by cutting the man on his left cheek with a wooden stake.
His photos, taken after the alleged attack, were shared by the New York Police Department after that.
The defendant then fled the scene and the victim was taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was to receive sixteen stitches to close the wound on his face – eight on the outside of his cheek and eight on the inside.
Castro faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
According to NY Post Castro is homeless and was last released in June after two alleged burglary thanks to bail reform laws.
Police arrested him for breaking into a nightclub, where he stole an ATM, and then again when he robbed a bar, according to the Post.
He was detained on $ 250,000 bail, according to the city’s archives.
The incident happened around 3:10 a.m. on July 6 between Castro – who has more than 90 arrests in his file – and a 34-year-old victim who has not been identified near a subway station on the corner of 77th Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Flushing. Queens
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz (pictured) said in a statement about hate crimes: “Attacking other people because of their ethnicity or who they love is never acceptable.”
When cops interviewed the suspects, he said he said, “Homosexuals are fine, but not when you’re an adult.”
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said of the hate crimes in a statement: “At Queens, we value our diversity. It is never acceptable to attack others because of their ethnicity or who they love.
“This will not be tolerated here. We will now seek to bring this accused to justice for his alleged hate crimes. “
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