Queens Man Who Acted in Self-Defense Arrested for Killing of Ex-Con Who was Harassing Passengers in Brooklyn Subway (VIDEO)
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Self-defense is now illegal in crime-ridden New York.
An ex-con who was harassing subway passengers was fatally stabbed on Tuesday night while aboard a northbound J train in Brooklyn, according to the police and law enforcement sources.
A 20-year-old Queens resident named Jordan Williams was arrested on Wednesday and charged with manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.
The victim, identified as 36-year-old Devictor Ouedraogo, allegedly engaged in a series of hostile acts towards fellow passengers before the fatal altercation. Witnesses recount Ouedraogo as being belligerent, harassing multiple passengers in an erratic manner. The situation escalated when he targeted a female passenger, who was seated across from Williams.
Jordan Williams, the accused, initially tried to defuse the situation.