A 64-year-old man arguing with another commuter at a Queens subway station stabbed a good Samaritan trying to break up the fight, then knocked a 3-year-old boy to the station floor as he tried to escape, police said Saturday.
Alleged stabber Larry Boards is facing two counts of felony assault, reckless endangerment, and harassment for the crazed confrontation at the 82nd St.-Jackson Heights No. 7 train station at about 4:15 p.m. Friday, cops said.
Boards was arguing with another man on the elevated train platform when the 38-year-old victim attempted to break up the fight, police said.
That’s when Boards pulled a knife and jammed it into the good Samaritan’s back, cops said.
Boards ran off, but his victim gave chase. As he ran to the subway staircase, he bowled over the innocent 3-year-old boy, who was waiting for the train with a parent, cops said.
Cops grabbed Boards at the station. The knife he used was recovered.
Both the child and the stabbing victim were taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where they were treated and released.
Boards arraignment in Queens Criminal Court was pending Saturday.
