A former felon on parole for a Delaware murder case was arrested with a loaded ghost gun and a large amount of drugs after police tried to sneak through the emergency exit of a Bronx subway station during the Thursday night rush hour, authorities said. Officials announced.
According to police, Jermaine Green, 42, of Mt Eden, was walking into the Fordham Road 4 station via the emergency exit around 5:40 p.m. when he was stopped by officers.
Green, who had two active warrants for his arrest, was found to be carrying a 9mm Polymer 80 Ghost Gun loaded with 12 live rounds in his waistband, authorities said.
Police and other sources said the suspect also had a clear zippered bag containing a “large quantity” of crack cocaine, as well as a scale to weigh the drugs.
“When people question the value of fare evasion enforcement, they need look no further than this example,” said NYPD Transportation Commissioner Michael Kemper. Said in X’s Friday post.
“A convicted murderer (on parole) was taking heat yesterday when he broke a subway fare. He didn’t get the memo that the NYPD places a huge emphasis on traffic safety. He also didn’t get the memo that law-abiding New Yorkers were tired of blatant misconduct at the turnstiles.”
Police said Green was charged with drug racketeering, fare evasion, trespassing and multiple weapons charges.
According to police and officials, the suspect has a record of five previous arrests, including drug-related arrests, assault, and robbery.
He served four-and-a-half years in prison starting in February 1999 for a Bronx robbery conviction, according to state Department of Corrections records.
Records show he was paroled in August 2003 and his parole expired in November 2007.
No further details were immediately available about his murder case in Delaware (sources say his parole expires in April 2026) or his current arrest warrant in the Big Apple.
The arrests come days after the NYPD announced it would deploy more than 800 officers to subways to crack down on fare evaders, an effort the department says will deter violent crime.
In two other recent incidents, subway criminals allegedly used emergency exits to enter the subway, police said.
Dajuan Robinson, 36, who was shot repeatedly with his own gun after allegedly starting a violent rush-hour fight on an A train approaching Hoyt-Schermerhorn Station on March 14, was forced to exit the emergency turnstile. He was previously captured on video passing through and entering Nostrand Avenue Station. .
A career criminal shot two NYPD officers early Wednesday morning after Mace was caught red-handed trying to beat a subway fare through the emergency exit of an East Harlem subway station, authorities said.
Then, on March 20, Emmanuel Sorcio, 57, who has been arrested more than 20 times in the past, sneaked into the Line 6 subway station at East 116th Street and Lexington Avenue just after 3 a.m. was arrested by two police officers. This was announced by the New York City Police Department.
Police said officers spotted the attack and approached the man, who immediately pulled out a can and sprayed the officers in the face with mace.
“We have spoken out. The people have spoken out,” Kemper wrote Friday. “Safety on the subway starts at the turnstiles, and efforts to prevent disorder and illegal activity at turnstiles remain an important part of our overall public safety strategy.”
“Whether it’s good old-fashioned subway enforcement or innovative technology, the NYPD remains steadfast in its efforts to keep weapons and dangerous criminals out of our subways. New Yorkers deserve better than this. It’s not worth it.”
