A teen thug allegedly admitted to police that he knew he “was responsible” of slashing a Queens mother of three on her technique to work after cops confirmed him a surveillance video of the vicious assault, in line with prosecutors.
Luis Emmanuel Valencia Ponce, 18, allegedly aired the beautiful act of contrition to detectives after police confirmed him footage of Lisette Ramales being stabbed at an East Elmhurst bus cease on Monday morning, Assistant District Legal professional Isabelle Dudek advised the courtroom throughout his arraignment at Queens Felony Courtroom late Thursday.
“If I’m being trustworthy with you, I don’t keep in mind operating in direction of her, however I do keep in mind operating after her,” Ponce allegedly advised investigators.
“Seeing the footage, figuring out the way it seemed, I knew I used to be responsible,” the teenager replied to the detective when requested if he remembered stabbing Ramales within the unprovoked assault.
Ponce additionally allegedly admitted to cops that he was trying to flee the nation after he was stopped by Port Authority police at JFK Airport simply 5 hours after the slashing.
He was allegedly attempting to catch a flight to Peru with out showing to have a boarding go or ticket.
“You’re saying you’re responsible with what you probably did, proper? Do you suppose that’s the explanation why you tried to depart from JFK, you have been attempting to flee from what you probably did?” a detective reportedly requested Ponce.
Ponce then allegedly replied, “Sure, sir.”
The alleged knife-wielding teen remained reserved and briefly glanced at his father and protection legal professional within the courtroom as Dudek recounted the small print of how the assault unfolded.
Ponce was held with out bail on an tried homicide cost at his arraignment. His father declined to remark.
Ramales, a 29-year-old mom of three was on her technique to work when Ponce allegedly walked up behind her and stabbed her at a bus cease and stabbed her — leaving her with a punctured lung and 4 stab wounds that required a number of stitches.
“The complainant was strolling to a bus cease… on the best way to cross the road… anyone got here up behind her and repeatedly stabbed her within the again,” Dudek mentioned.
“She may be very fearful after this incident, and she or he is petrified of the defendant,” the prosecutor maintained.
Ramales remained hospitalized on Thursday, telling The Submit earlier from her hospital mattress that Ponce “didn’t say something,” after the random slashing.
Ponce’s protection legal professional, Michelle Minkin, argued to Decide Maria Gonzalez that the teenager, who has no arrest file, ought to be launched to hunt medical assist.
“I imagine he was not in his proper frame of mind,” Minkin advised the courtroom. “My consumer obtained medical psychiatric consideration shortly following the allegations on this case.”
“I imagine that he would profit from remedy and different supportive providers, and I’m asking in your honor to offer him the chance to have interaction in these providers… His father is right here, he’ll guarantee he meets his appointments.”
The choose, although, in deciding to remand Ponce into custody famous, “the adverse components outweigh the constructive” within the case.
The teenager will return to court docket on March 24.
