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UWS Resident Charged in Subway Hammer Attack and Duane Reade Robbery on 111th St. – NYPD

March 11, 2022 | 5:16 PM - Updated on June 5, 2022 | 11:31 PM
in CRIME, NEWS
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By Joy Bergmann

Upper West Sider Christian Jeffers, 48, was arraigned Friday on multiple felony assault and hate crime charges connected to a hammer attack on a 29-year-old Asian man who was standing on the 2 train platform at 14th Street Tuesday evening, according to an NYPD spokesperson and public court records. Jeffers most recently resided at 741 Columbus Avenue [97th Street], NYPD said. The Post reported Jeffers has been held on $300,000 bail in the subway case.

Court records show Jeffers was also arrested and charged with multiple felony robbery counts in a shoplifting incident that turned violent on February 11th at the 2864 Broadway Duane Reade [111th Street]. Jeffers allegedly threw multiple frozen treats into a bag before allegedly attacking a 21-year-old female employee who tried to stop the theft, NYPD said. At the Friday arraignment, Jeffers received $40,000 bail in connection with that incident, according to The Post.  

Jeffers is next due in court on March 15th.

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Brandon
Brandon
3 years ago

Joy, the accused identifies as a transgender woman, according to the articles you linked. Why are you using male pronouns for her?

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Robert
Robert
3 years ago
Reply to  Brandon

Seriously?

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Ben
Ben
3 years ago
Reply to  Brandon

He doesn’t deserve the respect for correct pronouns until he learns to respect others by not hitting them with a hammer.

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Joy Bergmann
Joy Bergmann
3 years ago
Reply to  Brandon

Thank you. Corrected.

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TY
TY
3 years ago
Reply to  Joy Bergmann

Thank you Joy for rephrasing parts of the story.
The overwhelmingly most important part of this story is the crime, and concern for the victims, no question.But there is so much hate against LGBTQ people there’s no need to add to it.
I wouldn’t have mentioned the issue myself because I’m mostly concerned about the victims but it adds a touch more civility to the world to address details like these.

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SadforUWS
SadforUWS
3 years ago
Reply to  TY

actually, there is so much hate against Asian people.

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Jude
Jude
3 years ago
Reply to  SadforUWS

Yes, immense undeniable hate for Asian Americans. When you can’t even leave your front door without fear or anxiety because of thugs like this.

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SadforUWS
SadforUWS
3 years ago
Reply to  Brandon

Brandon, you win comment of the year.

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Eric
Eric
3 years ago
Reply to  Brandon

Yeah, that’s problem and the point of this article…

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John E.
John E.
3 years ago
Reply to  Brandon

@ Brandon, how nice of you to care for a deranged criminal. Have you any sympathy for “her” victims?

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what2ny
what2ny
3 years ago
Reply to  Brandon

Is that really your takeaway from this? We’re doomed.

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JK
JK
3 years ago
Reply to  Brandon

Brandon, your post is a joke, right?

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Pat
Pat
3 years ago
Reply to  Brandon

Excellent reading comprehension. Clearly the proper use of gender pronouns is the most important point of the story.

You were not distracted by the suspect’s 56 prior arrests or the perp’s parole status. You were also able to avoid the temptation of being distracted by the unprovoked hammer attack on the Asian victim. Nor did you stumble down the dead end of the escalating number of anti-Asian hate crimes in the city.

A++ You caught the possible (we actually don’t know the criminals preferred pronouns do we?) misuse of gender pronouns. Bravo, or Brava. You pick.

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Leon
Leon
3 years ago
Reply to  Brandon

You may be right, but it is odd that that is your only response to this. How about “Hooray! Hopefully the streets will be safer without this person (regardless of their gender) in our midst!” And if they need mental health help, hopefully it will be offered in the place where they are incarcerated.

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NativeNYer
NativeNYer
3 years ago
Reply to  Brandon

Such concern for a hammer wielding maniac. Pardon me for not caring what they identify as. They can identify as a cat, I would simply call them a dangerous maniac. Pronoun being irrelevant.

Redirect your shade and concern against the attempted murderer, not a journalist, please.

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Terence
Terence
3 years ago
Reply to  Brandon

Only on UWS will people quibble about gender when it comes to a dangerous assailant. You can’t be serious right? This was sarcasm yes?

Transgender rights have no bearing when it comes to violent human beings. He’s a thug. She’s a thug. They are thugs. Happy now?

Period. The end. Next apologist?

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Jen
Jen
3 years ago
Reply to  Brandon

I don’t think they have a LinkedIn profile. Mug shots are not providing placeholders for pronouns. Something to work towards.

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Mark Moore
Mark Moore
3 years ago
Reply to  Brandon

That might not have been in the police report.

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Mark Moore
Mark Moore
3 years ago

It really is the same people over and over again who do this stuff.

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Taylor
Taylor
3 years ago

Author used no pronouns, but should that really be the main focus? Jeffers cracked a man’s head with a hammer, unprovoked, attacked Duane Reade staff on 111 and Broadway, and resides on 97th Street, the center of shelters and supportive housing in the neighborhood and an area sorely lacking in basic safety.

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dc
dc
3 years ago

47 prior arrests.
Why was this criminal on the streets?

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Carlos
Carlos
3 years ago
Reply to  dc

Exactly. If you have been found guilty 47 times, you should not be on the streets. I don’t care how minor the offenses were. It seems to me like the system does not factor in the number of times someone has committed crimes when determining sentencing. This should be really easy to fix. I can’t see any reasonable person opposing it.

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Sarah
Sarah
3 years ago
Reply to  Carlos

“47 prior arrests” is not the same as “47 convictions.”

Note that this guy appears to have been out on bail on the prior attack (?). Shows once again that setting bail simply doesn’t function to prevent future crimes.

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Shaneequa Brown
Shaneequa Brown
3 years ago

It’s a man in a wig – that’s why “he”.

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Best Side?
Best Side?
3 years ago

Wow, my eyes hurt from rolling so hard. This person should be deciding which pronouns he/she/whatever would like to use from prison. I’m a little disappointed that the author even bothered to make that edit. This weird new culture of sympathy for criminals instead of victims is terrifying

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Brandon
Brandon
3 years ago
Reply to  Best Side?

If you can’t see how respecting someone’s gender identity is different from condoning their crimes or scorning their victims, that’s your problem.

Joy addressed the question I raised. That shouldn’t stop you or anyone else from commenting on other aspects of the story — including how heinous the crimes alleged are, which ought to be self-evident.

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pri
pri
3 years ago

When will the decent citizens of NYC be sick of this failed social experiment. It was meant to use other methods instead of jail but it seems they are getting rid of the jailed part without implementing the other part. Releasing someone after an assault back onto the streets into the same environment does not do justice to anyone

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Jude
Jude
3 years ago

This horrific thug needs to be taken off the streets for good – attacking someone with a hammer? Imagine if you’d been the victim? Prior charges? My god, when will this madness end? I am a law abiding citizen – what the hell happened to MY rights to NOT be attacked by these sickos just because I want to go through my day.

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sg
sg
3 years ago
Reply to  Jude

No doubt he was “disadvantaged”. The ability of some people to deflect responsibility is staggering! And in the name of “social justice”, society suffers…pretty ironic.

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Jude
Jude
3 years ago
Reply to  sg

Well said!

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Don
Don
3 years ago

Glad to see the great job the city is doing in keeping violent criminals off the street — NOT!!!

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ML
ML
3 years ago

“When Jeffers was nabbed around 2 p.m. Wednesday at the 125th Street 4/5/6 station, she threatened an officer, “By the time I get out of prison, first thing I’m going to do is get a gun and try to kill as many of you as possible,” according to a criminal complaint.”

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Bill
Bill
3 years ago

Now that I see the pictures, I do think I recognize that person from the neighborhood and they always gave off a bad vibe. Good catch NYPD

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