Man gets 10 years for brutal stabbing of off-duty MTA worker at Bronx subway station
Bronx, NY — A 53-year-old man with no known address has been sentenced to a decade in prison after pleading guilty to stabbing an off-duty MTA employee multiple times in an unprovoked attack at a Bronx subway station.
Jamar Banks was sentenced Monday in Bronx Supreme Court to 10 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision after admitting to second-degree attempted murder. The violent incident took place on January 2 on the northbound platform at Pelham Parkway station.
According to prosecutors, Banks approached the 47-year-old victim—who was in full MTA uniform and on his way to work—and initiated an argument before suddenly pulling out a large kitchen knife and stabbing him repeatedly in the back and left side. The assault left the victim with serious injuries that kept him from returning to work for several months.
The victim survived the attack, but the stabbing left lasting physical and emotional trauma. Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark said the sentence “ensures this offender will be kept away from the public for many years.”
Banks pled guilty to the charge on September 22.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Doty of Trial Bureau 50, with assistance from NYPD Detective Lashvejai Singh of the Bronx Transit Squad.
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Key Points
- Jamar Banks was sentenced to 10 years for the January stabbing of an MTA worker
- The victim was attacked on the Pelham Parkway subway platform while off duty
- The stabbing caused life-threatening injuries and long-term work absence