Bronx man indicted on murder charge in fatal stabbing of Corona man on J train in Woodhaven: DA

A Queens grand jury indicted a Bronx man on murder and weapons possession charges for fatally stabbing a Corona father of four children to death on board a J train in Woodhaven on Sept. 30. Jyrell Thomas, 25, of Trinity Avenue in the Melrose section of the South Bronx, was arraigned Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Queens Supreme Court on an indictment charging him with murder and two counts of criminal possession. Thomas allegedly pulled out a knife and randomly targeted 59-year-old construction worker Mesias Lojano in a packed subway car during the evening rush hour while approaching the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station. Thomas fled the train and was chased by other J train riders who cornered him a few blocks away from the crime scene. “This defendant was indicted for taking the life of a hard-working father and grandfather who was simply trying to get home from work,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said. According to the indictment and investigation, on Sept.

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