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Unhinged suspect beats MTA worker with tool at NYC subway station

By
Amanda Woods,
Joe Marino,
Steven Vago and
David Meyer
Published Dec. 20, 2022
Updated Dec. 20, 2022, 4:23 p.m. ET

An unhinged attacker bludgeoned an MTA worker with a hammer-like tool inside an isolated office at a Manhattan station early Tuesday, authorities said. 

Assistant Train Dispatcher Mohammad Quader, 51, was inside the room at the L train station at West 14th Street and Eighth Avenue around 2 a.m. when the 29-year-old suspect, later identified as Alexe St Fleur, wandered in, cops said.

Quader confronted the intruder — who grabbed a tool out of a bag in the room, cops said. He struck the worker “a few times,” causing cuts to his head, authorities said. 

ESU cops escort the suspect out of the station.
29-year-old suspect, Alexe St Fleur, attacked Mohammad Quader inside a facility room, cops said. Robert Mecea

Police said the tool appeared to be “some kind of hammer,” but sources described it as a metal pry tool.

St Fleur, of Brooklyn, also snatched Quader’s backpack, police said.

“He was in his office and the perpetrator went into his office and viciously attacked him,” said Mike Carube, president of the dispatcher’s union the Subway-Surface Supervisors Association.

The worker is shown with cuts on his face and a blood-stained shirt.
Mohammad Quader had cuts on his face and a bloodstained shirt. Robert Mecea

“They’ve now installed a padlock on the door, which has been long overdue. Anybody could pretty much walk in there [before].”

The perp ran out of the room and hid under a train that was being held in the station, at the end of the line, cops said. Power had already been cut from the train, police said. 

The NYPD Emergency Service Unit responded and removed the suspect from under the train, authorities said. 

He was taken to Bellevue Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation, cops said. 

Cops surround the suspect, who is cuffed behind his back.
St Fleur hid under a stationary train and was removed by ESU cops, authorities said. Robert Mecea

Police charged St Fleur with robbery, assault, burglary, reckless endangerment, criminal weapons possession and criminal possession of stolen property, NYPD said in a statement.

The nine-year MTA veteran could be seen in photos with cuts next to his eye and above his lip. A large bloodstain can be seen on his shirt.

He was taken to Lenox Health Greenwich Village, where he received 13 staples and was listed in stable condition, Carube said.

“We want the district attorney to prosecute this man to the fullest extent of the law,” the union leader told The Post.

MTA Subways Vice President Demetrius Crichlow said he spoke to the victim Tuesday.

A group of cops escort the suspect out of the station.
St Fleur was charged with robbery, assault, burglary, reckless endangerment, and other crimes. Robert Mecea

“This was a senseless attack on a transit worker whose job is to move trains safely and rapidly so riders can get where they need to go, and we’re pushing for the perpetrator to face jail time,” Crichlow said in a statement.

Quader’s wife, Tahmina Hoq, 42, said her husband is recovering but “very sick” — adding she worries every day for his safety.

“I’m very worried about him. Every morning I call him [and say] ‘where are you? Are you coming?’ Because I’m always worried about him,” Hoq said. “We do not want stress. We want to safely work and safely come back home.”

“I have three kids, three little kids. I’m thankful to God that he’s alive.”

Additional reporting by Tina Moore