{"id":2134119,"date":"2023-12-26T19:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T00:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-south-american-teen-tourists-stabbed-at-grand-central-on-christmas\/"},"modified":"2023-12-26T19:10:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T00:10:14","slug":"2-south-american-teen-tourists-stabbed-at-grand-central-on-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-south-american-teen-tourists-stabbed-at-grand-central-on-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"2 South American teens stabbed at Grand Central on Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F2-south-american-teen-tourists-stabbed-at-grand-central-on-christmas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2134119&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Spencer Platt\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>3:20\u2063 PM \u2013 Tuesday, December 26, \u20622023<\/p>\n<p>Two teen tourists from\u2062 South America\u2064 were brutally attacked by a \u2064stranger at the \u2063Grand Central \u200bTerminal restaurant \u2064on Christmas morning.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, 36-year-old Steven Hutcherson allegedly launched a vicious attack on the 14-year-old \u2063and \u206216-year-old while they were enjoying\u200b Christmas lunch with their parents\u00a0at Tartinery in the\u2063 Grand \u200bCentral\u2062 Dining Concourse around 11:25 a.m.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING REPORT: Teen tourists\u200d stabbed at Grand Central Station,\u2063 Man shouted \u2062&#8217;I \u2064WANT ALL \u2063THE WHITE PEOPLE \u2062DEA-D&#8217;\u2064 on Christmas..<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The \u2063girls, a 14 and 16-year-old \u2063visiting from South America,\u200b were attacked\u00a0at\u2063 Tartinery\u00a0in the Grand Central Dining Concourse around 11:25\u200b a.m.\u2026\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cZcZ3paUkp\">pic.twitter.com\/cZcZ3paUkp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckCallesto\/status\/1739718544076505480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December\u2062 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The suspect allegedly \u2064started yelling \u201cI want all the white people dead, I want to sit\u200b next to \u2062the \u200ccrackers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 14-year-old was stabbed in the thigh after the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-court-16-year-old-girl-stabbed-to-death-fighting-over-mcdonalds-sauce\/\" title=\"Teen girl killed in McDonald's sauce dispute, D.C. court rules.\">suspect allegedly lunged<\/a> at them, and\u200b then \u2062stabbed the 16-year-old\u2019s back, nicking her lungs.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly before he allegedly went on his rant\u200c and attacked, Hutcherson, who has a history of mental health problems and numerous \u200cprior arrests, got into a fight with \u2064restaurant employees who were\u200c attempting\u2062 to remove\u2064 him from the establishment.<\/p>\n<p>Hutcherson\u200b was\u2062 charged with a misdemeanor for endangering the welfare of a child, assault, attempted murder, and criminal possession \u200bof a weapon,\u200d according to law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d girls, who were reportedly staying at a nearby Midtown hotel, were rushed by FDNY EMS to Bellevue Hospital for medical attention.<\/p>\n<p>Later that day, a hotel employee confirmed \u2063that the teenagers &#8220;are \u200bOK&#8221; after being released from \u200bthe hospital.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources, Hutcherson\u2019s\u200c criminal\u2064 record shows 17 previous arrests. In \u200cprevious encounters with the law, he was \u200balso classified as an &#8220;emotionally disturbed person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>His most\u2062 recent arrest was \u2062on November 7<sup>th<\/sup> for allegedly threatening to &#8220;shoot&#8221; \u200ba stranger in the Bronx, which happened before Monday&#8217;s incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m going to shoot you,&#8221; he allegedly stated, \u2064according to\u2064 the\u2063 criminal complaint filed against him, &#8220;I don\u2019t care what kind of green card\u2062 the \u2064government\u200d gave you.&#8221; &#8220;Speak up\u200d and open your mouth. I\u2019m going \u2062to \u2063shoot you \u200dnow.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Then, according to \u200bthe complaint, he pulled what \u200dthe \u200cvictim believed to \u200dbe a gun &#8220;from the \u2062side of\u200c his pants.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, \u200dlaw enforcement sources stated that he did \u200cnot \u2063have a firearm and only \u200dhad a knife on him.<\/p>\n<p>Hutcherson was charged with \u2064assault, menacing, harassment, \u2062and\u2063 unlawful weapon \u2064possession.<\/p>\n<p>On December 12<sup>th<\/sup>, he pleaded\u2064 guilty to a lesser charge of third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, and received a conditional discharge.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;DAs are\u200b reducing all the charges. Judges are letting him go. Now we \u200bhave two teenagers who were stabbed,&#8221; said a law enforcement source.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He is currently awaiting arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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The assailant, identified\u200b as\u200d 36-year-old Steven Hutcherson, launched a brutal assault on the 14-year-old and 16-year-old\u200c victims while\u200b they were enjoying their Christmas lunch at \u2062Tartinery in the Grand Central Dining Concourse.\u2062 This \u200cterrifying \u200dincident\u2064 has raised concerns about the safety of visitors and\u200b the handling of individuals with a history of mental health problems and prior arrests.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 Attack:<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062assailant, Steven Hutcherson, allegedly launched his attack\u200b at around 11:25 a.m. on\u200d Christmas morning. Eye-witnesses reported that he \u2064began yelling, &#8220;I want all the \u200bwhite people dead, I want to sit \u200cnext \u2064to the crackers.&#8221; The\u200d 14-year-old victim was stabbed in the thigh, while the 16-year-old suffered a knife wound to her back, which nicked her lungs. <\/p>\n<p>Prior Incidents:<\/p>\n<p>It has come to light that Hutcherson has a history of mental \u2062health problems and numerous prior arrests. Just weeks before this heinous \u200dattack, he was arrested on November 7th for allegedly \u200dthreatening to &#8220;shoot&#8221; a\u200c stranger in the Bronx. However, at the time of the recent attack, Hutcherson\u2064 did not possess a firearm, but rather had a knife \u2063on him.<\/p>\n<p>Legal Consequences:<\/p>\n<p>Hutcherson has\u200d been\u2062 charged with multiple offenses, including endangering the welfare of\u2062 a child, \u200dassault, \u200cattempted murder, and criminal possession of a weapon. Law enforcement authorities have revealed that Hutcherson&#8217;s \u2064criminal record reflects 17 previous arrests, and he has been\u2064 classified as\u200d an \u200d&#8221;emotionally disturbed person&#8221; in previous encounters with the law. <\/p>\n<p>Inadequate Handling \u200dof Prior Arrests:<\/p>\n<p>It is disheartening to note that despite Hutcherson&#8217;s criminal history, he had been released on\u2062 conditional \u2063discharge after pleading guilty to a lesser charge of \u200cthird-degree assault following his November arrest.\u2062 This incident raises \u2064serious questions about\u200b the handling of individuals with a\u2062 history of violent tendencies, mental health issues, and numerous prior \u200barrests. <\/p>\n<p>The Victims&#8217; Recovery:<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the\u2063 two teenage victims, who were staying at a nearby Midtown hotel, were promptly\u200b rushed by\u2063 FDNY EMS to Bellevue \u200bHospital for medical attention.\u2064 A hotel employee confirmed later in the day that the teenagers &#8220;are OK&#8221; after being released from the hospital. The emotional and physical trauma they experienced is undoubtedly distressing, and appropriate support should be \u200bmade available to\u2064 aid in their recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>The brutal \u2063attack on\u200b two teenage tourists at the Grand Central Terminal\u200c restaurant highlights \u2063the pressing need to address the safety concerns faced by visitors and reinforce measures for the proper handling of individuals with a history of violent behavior \u200band mental health \u200dproblems. Law enforcement authorities and judicial\u200b systems must work in cohesion to ensure the\u2062 safety of the public and prevent \u2064such incidents from occurring in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grand Central Terminal. 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