D.A. Bragg Announces Guilty Plea In Grand Central Attacks

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. today announced the guilty plea of JASON SARGEANT, 29, for attacking a man without provocation in the Grand Central Subway Station on Christmas Eve in 2024. SARGEANT pleaded guilty in New York State Supreme Court to Assault in the First Degree in full satisfaction of an indictment that also charged a second assault. Under the terms of his plea, he is expected to be sentenced on May 7, 2026, to a promised term of 8 years in state prison with 5 years of post-release supervision.

"Millions of New Yorkers and tourists use our bustling subway system every day, and they deserve to feel safe while doing so. Jason Sargeant is facing time in state prison for his unprovoked attack in Grand Central Station," said District Attorney Bragg. "We will continue to collaborate with our law enforcement partners to drive down transit crime."

According to court documents and statements made on the record, and as admitted in the defendant's guilty plea, on December 24, 2024, at approximately 10:10 p.m., SARGEANT was on the 4/5/6 subway platform inside of Grand Central Station waving a knife and scaring a large group of people who ran away from him. SARGEANT went up the stairs and into the mezzanine.

At the top of the staircase, a 42-year-old man was sitting and waiting for his girlfriend. SARGEANT slashed the man's left wrist, causing profuse bleeding, a large laceration, and nerve and muscle damage.

The indictment that the plea satisfies includes allegations that SARGEANT also punched a 26-year-old woman exiting a turnstile in the back of her head. He then allegedly lunged at the woman's neck with a knife, cutting her and causing some bleeding.

SARGEANT took the escalator up to the concourse when members of the MTA Police Department apprehended him and found a bloody knife in his jacket pocket.

Assistant D.A. Kristen Tierney (Trial Bureau 50) is handling the prosecution of the case under the supervision of Assistant D.A. Jessica Lynn (Bureau Chief of Trial Bureau 50) and Executive Assistant D.A. Lisa DelPizzo (Chief of the Trial Division). Trial Preparation Assistants Abigail Boldy and Drew Driscoll are providing valuable assistance in this case.

D.A. Bragg thanked the NYPD, particularly Officers Abraham Bautista and Christopher Meyer of the Transit Division District 4, as well as Officers Czajkowski and Turriciano of the MTA Police Department.

Defendant Information:

JASON SARGEANT

Brooklyn, NY

Convicted:

• Assault in the First Degree, a class B felony, one count

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