Taxi driver accused of stabbing passenger in chest, abdomen over fare in Jericho
Taxi driver Josue Bustillo Ramirez got into a verbal argument with a 41-year-old passenger over payment for taxi services outside the Edgewood Motel, according to police.
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A taxi driver is facing charges after police say he stabbed a passenger during a dispute over fare payment in Jericho.
Taxi driver Josue Bustillo Ramirez got into a verbal argument with a 41-year-old passenger over payment for taxi services outside the Edgewood Motel, according to police.
The dispute allegedly escalated into a physical altercation, during which Ramirez is accused of stabbing the man in the chest and abdomen with a knife.
The unnamed passenger had non-life-threatening injuries and is in stable condition.
Ramirez was arrested without incident and is charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
