The man who stabbed two teenage girls in the Grand Central Terminal while on holiday from South America has already had 17 arrests and was just released from prison two weeks before he said: 'I want all white people dead' during his attack .
Steven Hutcherson, 36, allegedly got into an argument with Tartinery staff, who told him he couldn't sit in the restaurant's seating area.
That argument led to the attack on the innocent girls, ages 16 and 14, who were visiting from Paraguay.
Yussif Abdullahi, 46, said he was the victim of an attack on November 7 in the Bronx after seeing Hutcherson – who is homeless and has a history of mental health problems – harassing a woman before pulling a gun on him and similar made comments. -white threats.
'Why do you work for white people? I'm going to kill this man! I'm going to shoot you. I don't care what kind of green card the government gave you,” Hutcherson said, according to police.
Steven Hutcherson, 36, allegedly got into an argument with Tartinery staff, who told him he couldn't sit in the restaurant's seating area. That argument led to the attack on the two innocent girls, aged 16 and 14, who were visiting from Paraguay
Abdullahi – who was working out of a truck depot at the time – thought Hutcherson may have been “getting high and crazy,” according to the New York Post.
“I thought maybe he just said it and didn't mean it,” he said.
Then Hutcherson told Abdullahi, “Open your mouth and say something. I'll shoot you now.'
Hutcherson then walked away, but less than half an hour later he punched another man, police said.
He was eventually arrested while in possession of a knife at a gas station and charged with criminal possession of a weapon, menacing, intimidation and assault. They found no weapon on him.
Hutcherson pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge but was granted a conditional discharge by Judge Matthew V. Grieco on December 12.
Abdullahi said this was the most dangerous thing he had ever faced since immigrating to the United States from Ghana in 2008.
'They shouldn't have let him go [of jail]. I don't believe it,” he said after learning of Hutcherson's stabbing.
The man who stabbed two teenage girls in the Grand Central Terminal while on holiday from South America has already had 17 arrests and was released just two weeks before he said: 'I want all white people dead' during his attack.
Two teenage girls on vacation from South America were stabbed while eating in the Grand Central Terminal dining room (file photo)
The girls, aged 14 and 16, were touring the city with their parents when they were suddenly attacked.
The stabbing happened around 11.25am on Christmas, when the family had stopped for an early lunch.
The suspect, identified as Hutcherson, a Bronx resident, allegedly told the girls, “I want all white people dead.”
When Hutcherson complained that the two victims were allowed to sit in the restaurant, he allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed them both.
Hutcherson was arrested within a minute when MTA police rushed in from their nearby posts.
One of the girls was stabbed in the thigh, while the other was stabbed in the back, damaging her lung.
Both victims were taken to Bellevue Hospital.
Hutcherson has been charged with attempted murder, assault, criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child.
Hutcherson allegedly got into an argument with Tartinery staff, pictured, who told him he couldn't sit in the restaurant's area (file photo)
He is known as an emotionally disturbed person with an arrest record from both the MTA Police and the NYPD.
Counting his Nov. 7 indictment, Hutcherson has been arrested twice in the past six months for intimidating people while brandishing a gun in the Bronx.
He pleaded guilty to another gun possession arrest on July 24.
For taking office in July, he was given a 15-day prison sentence, while for November he was given a conditional discharge, along with a temporary restraining order against his victim.