From the New York Post: The 83-year-old US Air Force veteran who was randomly shoved onto the subway tracks by an illegal migrant on the Upper East Side has died from his injuries — and his alleged killer has been charged with murder.
Grandfather Richard Williams succumbed to his injuries March 17 after he was allegedly pushed onto the tracks with another man while waiting for a train at the Lexington Avenue-63rd Station just before noon March 8, authorities and sources said.
His alleged attacker, Honduran national Bairon Hernandez, 34, was arrested March 10 at a homeless shelter — and his charges have been upgraded to second-degree murder following Williams’ death, court records show.
Prosecutors had said Williams was “brain-dead,” and Williams’ daughter, Debbie Williams, told The Post days after the attack her father was not likely to pull through.
Williams, a retired Air Force pilot, had just won a five-year battle with prostate cancer six months ago, according to his daughter.
The Department of Homeland Security had announced on March 13:
ICE has lodged a detainer against Bairon Posada-Hernandez, the criminal illegal alien from Honduras who shoved two men, including an 83-year-old Veteran, onto NYC subway tracks completely unprovoked.
Posada-Hernandez first entered the country in 2008 and was deported FOUR separate times. He is a serial criminal, with at least 15 prior charges for crimes including assault and domestic violence.
We are calling on sanctuary politicians in New York to honor ICE’s detainer and NOT release this monster back into our communities.
🚨@ICEgov has lodged a detainer against Bairon Posada-Hernandez, the criminal illegal alien from Honduras who shoved two men, including an 83-year-old Veteran, onto NYC subway tracks completely unprovoked.
Posada-Hernandez first entered the country in 2008 and was deported FOUR…
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) March 13, 2026
Update: Air Force Veteran Richard Williams has passed away—Charges against Bairon Posada-Hernandez have been upgraded to murder: https://t.co/MYtgrErfxO
— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) March 26, 2026
NEW: A 4x previously deported Honduran illegal alien has been charged with murder after he allegedly shoved an 83-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran onto subway tracks in NYC’s upper east side. He died from his injuries. The alien has a lengthy rap sheet.https://t.co/M86foQ0wcH
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) March 26, 2026
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