Who is Kemal Rideout? NYC subway slasher held without bail

Kemal Rideout, 28, appeared in the Manhattan Criminal Court Wednesday after police arrested him on the corner of E 122nd Street in East Harlem, the Rideout has been accused of slashing three women at the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall and 86th Street stations on Father’s Day and charged with three felonies

Who is Kemal Rideout? NYC subway slasher held without bail

Rideout was busted two days after the attacks after getting kicked off a bus in Harlem for trying to beat the fare, lugging a red back stuffed with clothing including clean underwear and toiletries, authorities said.

Rideout was eventually apprehended near a bus stop in Harlem on Tuesday. Cops spotted him after recognizing his shoes and he was carrying a bag with the outfit he was wearing on the train on Sunday.

Arraignment this morning for Kemal Rideout, who NYPD identified as the suspect in unprovoked slashings of 3 women Sunday in subway system. #SubwayCrimes @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/1JHeQOi4lV

— Dave Carlin (@DaveCarlinTV) June 21, 2023

Chief of Transit Michael Kemper said at a press conference that he was ‘proud’ of his officers and ‘depressed’ by the incident.

MTA CEO Janno Lieber praised the cops who caught Rideout, saying: ‘It is a great comfort to our riders and everyone in our region to know that the NYPD has subway riders’ backs.’

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