Grand jury has been presented J train stabbing case
A Brooklyn grand jury has begun to hear evidence in the case of a man accused of fatally stabbing an ex-con — and who has since been fired from his job over the bloody altercation, The Post has learned.
Brooklyn prosecutors are hoping to secure an indictment against Jordan Williams, who was charged with manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon after he allegedly stabbed to death Devictor Ouedraogo with a pocket knife on a J train on Tuesday night.
Williams, of Hollis, Queens, was on the train with his girlfriend when Ouedraogo, 36, was being “obnoxious” to passengers,” and started arguing with the 20-year-old before decking him and his gal pal in the face, a witness told The Post.
After the two men began scuffling, Williams allegedly brandished a pocket knife and fatally stabbed Ouedraogo in the chest.
Williams allegedly stabbed to death ex-con Devictor Ouedraogo after he punched him and his girlfriend on the J train. Peter Gerber
Williams was cut loose without bail following his arraignment Thursday night, despite prosecutors asking Judge Sherveal Mimes to hold him on $100,000.
The day after his arraignment, Williams was fired from his job as a part-time package handler for FedEx, according to his mother, April Williams.
“He went to work and came right back, letting us know they fired him from a job he cares so much about,” she said. “We are all disheartened.” FedEx did not return a message.
Jordan Williams was fired from his job as a package handler at FedEx following his bloody encounter on the subway. Gregory P. Mango
Williams’ lawyer, Jason Goldman, said the firing “was all just backwards.”
“His first thought following this chaos is to go to the job he loves and cares about, only to find out they fired him,” he said.
April Williams has compared her son’s case to that of Daniel Penny, the 24-year-old former Marine who was indicted this week over the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, an ex-con homeless man who witnesses said was threatening passengers on an F train in Manhattan last month
“Simply stated, these cases have become all too familiar in NYC, and this situation resembles that of Daniel Penny,” Williams wrote on the donation site GiveSendGo, which has raised more than $86,000 for her son’s legal defense.
Goldman said he was concerned with how quickly the case is proceeding, but added: “I also know and trust that the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office is doing it in a fair and impartial manner.”
The Brooklyn DA’s Office declined to comment on the grand jury proceeding.
Additional reporting by Georgett Roberts
Source: New York Post
