Police have pressed charges in the case of a fatal stabbing on board a J train in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Tuesday night. The person accused of killing a 36-year-old man is claiming self defense. DougWilliamsTV reports.
-- Police have pressed charges in the case of a fatal stabbing on board a J train in Just after 8 p.m., police say 36-year old Devictor Ouedraogo of Brooklyn was stabbed on board a northbound train as it was approaching Marcy Avenue and Broadway in A man and a woman were taken into custody for questioning. The woman was eventually released. The man, identified as 20-year-old Jordan Williams of Queens, was charged with manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.
Police sources say the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office worked with NYPD officials to examine the evidence and ultimately decided to charge Williams because Ouedraogo was not armed and therefore not putting lives at risk. "Twenty percent of the time there's somebody on the train that intimidates the entire train. I wish they'd actually do something about it," said Angelo Naturale of East Williamsburg.
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