Charged with stabbing death of 14 year old
Police announced that 29-year-old Waldo Mejia has been charged with randomly stabbing a 14-year-old boy to death in the Bronx on Friday.
bronx – Waldo Mejia, who was arrested and charged Friday with stabbing a 14-year-old boy to death in the Bronx, has an extensive criminal record.
Who is Waldo Mejia?
What we know:
The 29-year-old, who has a history of mental illness, was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Mejia has an extensive criminal history dating back to 2015, with four arrests for robbery, arson and gun possession, and a 2024 arrest for allegedly stabbing another victim’s Ring camera with a kitchen knife. He was released on his own recognizance the next day.
According to new york postMejia was fired from Sunday’s hearing for his “‘crazy’ rants about the White House, Al Qaeda, and the devil.”
“He started yelling ‘White House!’ and ‘Al Qaeda!'” a court official told the Post. “He’s back there now screaming. He’s just crazy – you can see it in his face.”
What they are saying:
“The status quo is not working for New Yorkers,” said New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch. “We don’t have a system that puts the rights and needs of victims first.”
Who is Caleb Rios?
Timeline:
Police say 14-year-old Caleb Rios was standing on the corner outside the Mitchell House in Mott Haven on Friday morning when an assailant approached him and stabbed him unprovoked.
The boy was found unconscious and taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Mejia lives right next door to the boy’s family and across the street from the 40th Precinct, the newspaper said.
What they are saying:
“He called his father and told him he couldn’t breathe and he was scared,” Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said. “And his father heard him die.”
Subway stair stab wound
Back story:
Police discovered video of the attack during the investigation and released an image of the stabber. Officers believed they recognized the suspect from another incident earlier this week.
A 38-year-old man was randomly stabbed from behind on the subway stairs at the 138th Street Third Avenue station on Sunday, police said. The victim was stabbed in the arm but is expected to be OK.
What they are saying:
“We were able to quickly conclude that these two incidents were related, without any provocation, and that they were committed by the same suspect,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenney said. said.
