A knife-wielding maniac with a history of mental illness and 53 prior arrests is wanted in connection with at least two subway stabbings this week, The Post has learned. Ta.
A message to police obtained by the newspaper said officers searching for Jamar Banks were advised to use “extreme caution” when encountering the suspect, as he appeared to be carrying a “large knife.” He said he was warned to pay.
In the message, authorities said Banks, 52, is known to frequent the 2 and 5 subway lines.
New York City police say he is being sought in connection with stabbings that occurred on January 1 and January 2.
Surveillance photos allegedly show Banks holding a knife in his gloved hand.
“He has a very long arrest record,” a police source said. “He seems to be riding the rails back and forth.”
Banks is wanted on Wednesday for allegedly approaching a 31-year-old man from behind on a No. 2 train at Manhattan's Union Square Station, starting an argument with him, stabbing him in the back and fleeing.
Police say he also allegedly stabbed an off-duty MTA janitor in the back and side with a knife after getting into an argument with the victim on the northbound Platform 5 at Pelham Bay Station in the Bronx around 6 a.m. Thursday. There is.
The suspect fled after the stabbing.
The two victims were taken to the hospital, where their condition is stable.
Banks' rap sheet includes arrests for weapons possession, assault, trespassing, turnstile jumping and petty theft, officials said.
His last arrest was on November 14th for petty theft in the Bronx.
