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Ubiera allegedly stabbed a man at the 74th Street and Roosevelt Avenue subway station.
By Forum Staff
A Bayside man has been charged in a Roosevelt Avenue bakery attack and two stabbings at borough subway stations, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Monday.
Donny Ubiera, 32, was arraigned on Monday on a criminal complaint charging him with assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third and fourth degree. In a second complaint, Ubiera is charged with attempted murder in the second degree, assault in the first and second degree, robbery in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third and fourth degree.
According to the charges, at approximately 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 8, Ubiera approached a man from behind as he entered a bakery near Warren Street and Roosevelt Avenue. Ubiera was allegedly holding a board with a nail protruding from it in one hand and a rock in the other, and yelled for the man to ‘come outside and fight me!’ The victim attempted to evade Ubiera by running behind the bakery counter, but Ubiera allegedly reached over and struck him on the head with the nail-imbedded board.
The victim was treated at an area hospital.
According to the charges, at approximately 8:40 a.m. on Friday, June 10, Ubiera stood over a man as he sat on a bench waiting for a train at the Queens Plaza subway station. The victim was looking at his phone when he realized Ubiera was hovering over him and heard something drop to the floor. The victim spotted the knife and that is when the defendant allegedly picked it up and mumbled something that was inaudible.
Without provocation, the DA said, Ubiera allegedly began to stab and slash the man. The victim raised his hands to protect himself, but Ubiera did not relent. The victim sustained numerous cuts and slash wounds to his hands, fingers and face.
According to the charges, Ubiera allegedly fled the scene but was observed by two officers allegedly throwing two cell phones, one of which belonged to the victim who had been attacked.
The victim was taken to a local hospital where he required thirty-six stitches to close his wounds.
The following day, on June 11, at approximately 7:15 a.m. at the 74th Street and Roosevelt Avenue subway station, Ubiera approached a group of four to five people waiting for the train. Again, without provocation, Ubiera allegedly struck one of the men from behind and fled. The victim was taken to a local hospital and treated for a stab wound to his neck. This victim required two life-saving surgeries in order to repair the damage from the puncture wound.
Ubiera was arrested Sunday on Utopia Parkway in Whitestone, by detectives who recognized his image from video surveillance footage.
“The subway system provides a crucial lifeline to millions of New Yorkers and the safety of our riders is paramount. As alleged, the defendant began his three days of terror by violently attacking a man inside a bakery, before going on a rampage inside the transit system and repeatedly stabbing two straphangers without provocation over the course of two days,” Katz said. “Violence on our subways will never be tolerated and those who display a blatant disregard for the lives of fellow residents will be held accountable. The defendant now faces serious criminal charges for his actions.”
If convicted, Ubiera faces up to 50 years in prison.
