"A 29-year-old woman was waiting for a bus when a man approached her from behind, pulled out a knife and stabbed her multiple times in the arm, police said. The man then fled on foot. The woman was taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where she remains in stable condition, officials said."
"Police released a surveillance image of the suspect and asked the public for help identifying him. Valencia Ponce's father recognized his son and contacted police, authorities said. Around the same time, Valencia Ponce went to JFK Airport and tried to board a flight to Peru without a boarding pass, according to police."
"Luis Emmanuel Valencia Ponce was taken into custody early Thursday morning and charged with attempted murder and two counts of assault, according to a police spokesperson. Police said the attack appears to have been random and that the suspect and victim did not know each other."
Luis Emmanuel Valencia Ponce, 18, was arrested and charged with attempted murder and two counts of assault following a stabbing incident at an East Elmhurst bus stop. On Monday morning around 6 a.m., a 29-year-old woman waiting for a bus was stabbed multiple times in the arm by a man who approached from behind and fled on foot. The victim was hospitalized in stable condition. Police released surveillance footage, and Valencia Ponce's father identified his son and contacted authorities. Days later, Valencia Ponce attempted to board a flight to Peru at JFK Airport without a boarding pass and was arrested by Port Authority officers after becoming disruptive. He was transferred to NYPD custody and formally charged early Thursday. The attack was determined to be random with no prior connection between suspect and victim.
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