Bronx man charged with murder in MTA stabbing incident

An MTA bus stands idle with lights flashing in the street in Manhattan.
An MTA bus stands idle with lights flashing in the street in Manhattan.

NEW YORK, NY – 56-year-old Bronx resident Anthony Johnson has been arrested and charged with murder for an October stabbing incident aboard an MTA bus on East 149th Street.

According to police, at around 10:30 pm on October 9, Johnson stabbed a man aboard the MTA BX19 near the intersection of East 149th Street and Gerard Avenue.

Detectives with the city’s 44th Precinct tied Johnson to the incident where a dispute between himself and two others escalated. He then stabbed the 55-year–old man multiple times. A female victim was uninjured in the attack.

The victim was taken to NYC Health & Hospitals/Lincoln, where he was pronounced dead. Johnson was arrested on Monday at 700 Concourse Village West in the Bronx.