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Man who stabbed teenage tourists at iconic NYC train station gets 26 years in prison
GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, JUL 18 – Esteban Esonoasue received a 26-year sentence after stabbing two teenage tourists and attacking a woman at Grand Central Terminal in unprovoked assaults on Christmas Day 2023.
- Esteban Esono-Asue, also known as Steven Hutcherson, attacked two teenage tourists from Paraguay in New York’s Grand Central Terminal during Christmas Day 2023.
- The attack occurred after Esono-Asue reportedly made offensive remarks targeting white individuals just prior to stabbing the girls, although the reason behind the assault remains uncertain.
- Prosecutors reported that Esono-Asue first scratched a woman’s neck with a fork before using a knife to wound a 16-year-old girl in her back and injure a 14-year-old girl in her leg.
- After a June 2024 conviction, a Manhattan judge sentenced Esono-Asue to serve 26 to 29 years in prison this past Friday.
- Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg emphasized that New Yorkers and tourists deserve transit safety and vowed to hold violent offenders accountable.
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Man who stabbed teenage tourists at NYC’s Grand Central on Christmas Day gets 26 years in prison
A New York City man who stabbed two teenage tourists from Paraguay at Grand Central Terminal on Christmas Day 2023 was sentenced Friday to more than 26 years in prison.Esteban Esono-Asue, 38, also known as Steven Hutcherson, appeared for sentencing in state court in Manhattan, where a jury convicted him of assault and other charges in June. A judge ordered him to serve 26 to 29 years behind bars.
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“New Yorkers, commuters and tourists rely on the transit system daily and deserve to be safe when they travel, and we will hold those accountable who commit these acts of violence," Bragg said.
D.A. Bragg Announces Prison Sentence Of Esteban Esonoasue For Christmas Day Attacks At Grand Central Terminal
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today announced the sentencing of ESTEBAN ESONOASUE, a/k/a “Steven Hutcherson,” 38, to 26 1/3 – 29 years in state prison for attacking a woman with a fork and stabbing two teenage girls in unprovoked attacks in Grand Central Terminal on Christmas Day in 2023. On June 11, 2025, a New York Supreme Court jury found ESONOASUE guilty of one count each of Assault in the First Degree, Attempted Assault i…
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