The man who allegedly stabbed a passenger on board a PATH train in Manhattan Tuesday was arrested Wednesday after Port Authority police officers spotted him at Newark Penn Station, authorities say.
The officers on patrol had been briefed on the suspect, who had past encounters with police and was issued a summons in the past for theft of services from NJ Transit, according to Port Authority police.
The suspect, identified as 43-year-old Michael Stradford of Paterson, New Jersey, was arrested without incident on charges of criminal possession of a weapon and assault.
He was wearing the same outfit he'd worn during the alleged assault on the train between the 23rd and 33rd street stations, police said.
It's not clear if Stradford knew the victim or what led to the stabbing. He ran off the train and fled the 33rd Street station after the assault.
Attorney information wasn't immediately available.
