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An 83-year-old veteran who was recklessly pushed onto a subway train in New York City by an illegal immigrant with a long criminal record has died from his injuries, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.
Richard Williams, a retired Air Force pilot, died on March 17 after he and another man were pushed onto the tracks at the Lexington Avenue-63rd Station days earlier.
The suspect who attacked, a Honduran, Bairon Hernandez, 34, was arrested on March 10 and is charged with murder.
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Bairon Posada-Herandez, an illegal immigrant, is charged with first degree murder after allegedly shoving Richard Williams, 83, and another man, onto a Manhattan subway train. Williams died from his injuries days later. (Getty Images/Department of Homeland Security)
John Pena, 30, another man who was pushed onto the tracks, helped Williams back to the platform before the train rolled into the station, the New York Post reported.
After the attack, Williams was rushed to the hospital where doctors said he suffered a brain bleed and underwent surgery. He had no brain activity following the procedure, doctors said.
Williams’ death has been ruled a homicide.
“I want him to go to prison in Venezuela, the worst place he can go,” his daughter, Debbie Williams, previously told the newspaper. “I want him to suffer for the rest of his life. Prison justice will be appropriate.”
He said his father had just overcome a five-year battle with prostate cancer six months ago.
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Byron Hernandez, 34, was arrested on March 10 and is charged with murder. (NYPD)
Hernandez, whom the Department of Homeland Security has called a “serial criminal,” has been deported from the United States four times, the agency said.
“Bairon Posada-Herandez is a serial criminal, and a four-time illegal deportee from Honduras who should not be able to walk our streets and harm innocent Americans,” said Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis.
Federal authorities are asking New York not to release Hernandez back onto the streets. New York has adopted sanctuary policies that limit cooperation between local and state authorities.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has taken Hernandez into custody. Fox News Digital reached out to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office and the New York Public Defenders office.
Byron Hernandez, 34, was arrested on March 10 and is charged with murder. (WNYW)
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Hernandez’s criminal history includes 15 prior convictions for simple assault, domestic violence, obstructing police, possession of a weapon, possession of drugs, and aggravated assault.
He first entered the country on Jan. 2, 2008, and has been deported four different times, most recently in 2020. It was unclear when he re-entered the US for the fifth time, DHS said.
