Police say Pollack -- an operator with the MTA for over 30 years -- was attacked by Davalos after telling customers to disembark the No. 4 subway train at the last stop at the station.
ByA subway train operator is in critical condition after he was attacked by a 27-year-old suspect at stop in Brooklyn .A train operator is in critical condition after he was stabbed several times in Crown Heights , Brooklyn on Tuesday, police say.Police say Mryan Pollack, 60, was stabbed in the chest, stomach and thigh by 27-year-old Jonathan Davalos.
Authorities say Pollack was attacked by Davalos after telling customers to disembark the No. 4 subway train at the last stop at the station. Davalos refused and a dispute spilled onto the platform, where Pollack was slashed. "This is a person that uses the transit system to prey on our customers and our employees," said MTA criminal justice advocate Katie Falasca.
Officials say Davalos is out on parole for assault and a prior arrest for punching an MTA conductor. He's also been arrested more than a dozen times. "It's a felony now," added MTA CEO Janno Lieber. "We're counting on the DA's and the judges to follow through on that, to make sure that the charges sticks."Pollack has been with the MTA for more than 30 years.
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