Was it a Garifuna Who Attacked Another Man with a Samurai Sword or Machete at a Manhattan Subway Station?

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His name suggests that he is a Garifuna.

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Copyright 2022 by Teofilo Colon Jr. (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or T.O. Tayo) for Being Garifuna. All Rights Reserved. Contact Tio Teo.

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Manhattan, NY: On Thursday morning, October 20th 2022, a man hit a commuter on the head with a sword sheath on a New York City subway train.

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In hearing about this incident on the news, I thought it was another example of something crazy in the New York City subway system.

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Upon seeing surveillance video of the suspect and reading his name, I wondered, is he a Garifuna?

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The news reported that 27 year old Selwyn Bernardez is the suspect who allegedly hit a man, Peter Griffin on the head with a sword sheath.

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Ironically, the victim was arrested in 2019 for allegedly placing rice cookers to be used as fake bombs at the same subway station, the Chambers Street Subway Station on the A or C Subway Line in Manhattan.

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Mr. Selwyn Bernardez was arrested and faced charges of assault and reckless endangerment.

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Upon hearing and reading the name Selwyn Bernardez, I thought to myself, “Is he a Garifuna?”

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There are conflicting reports as to what exactly happened, and who knows what led up to this fight at a New York City Subway Station?

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