{"id":367389,"date":"2026-10-08T00:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T00:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/367389\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T00:40:11","slug":"nyp-detective-stabbed-during-brutal-nyc-robbery-ripped-halloween-mask-off-one-suspects-face-while-defending-self-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/367389\/","title":{"rendered":"NYP detective stabbed during brutal NYC robbery ripped Halloween mask off one suspect’s face while defending self: sources"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NYPD detective ruthlessly stabbed by an illegal migrant during a Bronx robbery<\/a> ripped a Halloween-like mask off one of his callous attackers while fighting back, sources revealed Wednesday \u2014 as both fugitives were ordered held without bail.<\/p>\n

Sneider Mejia, 24, donned the rubber flesh-colored mask with a pronounced nose when he and D\u2019Angelo Caraballo, 25, allegedly ambushed off-duty Det. Jose Mercedes as he cleaned out the trunk of his car Friday afternoon in Norwood, law enforcement sources said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mejia allegedly drove the scooter that brought the pair to the scene, before a shirtless Caraballo allegedly stabbed Mercedes.<\/p>\n

Illegal immigrants Sneider Mejia, 24, and D\u2019Angelo Caraballo, 25, were arrested for the attempted murder of off-duty NYPD Det. Jose Mercedes, who was stabbed in the Bronx. DCPI<\/p>\n

During the melee, Mercedes defended himself, tearing off Mejia\u2019s sinister face covering, the sources said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 44th Precinct detective, a 10-year veteran of the department, survived the vicious attack because the blade \u2013 that left him with at least seven wounds to his neck and leg \u2013 miraculously missed his vital organs, sources said.<\/p>\n

He was released from the hospital<\/a> to salutes and raucous applause Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Both suspects \u2013 identified by the feds as illegal migrants from the Dominican Republic \u2013 were found by the US Marshals Service<\/a> hiding in a basement of a home in Lynn, Massachusetts and taken into custody overnight, the NYPD said Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mejia (pictured) drove a scooter before Caraballo stabbed Mercedes in the neck and leg. Josh Reynolds for NY Post \/ POOL<\/p>\n

They will be brought back to New York City to face attempted murder charges, the department said.<\/p>\n

Both were ordered held without bail during their joint appearance in Lynn District Court Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Mejia was bare-faced without his distinctive mask and stood stony-faced in the courtroom with a Vale Sport sweatshirt bearing the number 14.\u00a0Caraballo wore a Prestige hoodie emblazoned with a flashy graphic of a woman.<\/p>\n

The 44th Precinct detective, who is a 10-year veteran of the NYPD, miraculously survived the attack and was released from the hospital Monday. Kevin C. Downs for NY Post<\/p>\n

They will be brought back to New York City to face attempted murder charges, the NYPD said.<\/p>\n

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Both men entered the United States illegally <\/a>during the Biden administration and Caraballo had been arrested for various crimes in New York \u2013 but was released.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NYPD detective ruthlessly stabbed by an illegal migrant during a Bronx robbery ripped a Halloween-like mask off…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":367390,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[5357,245,11843,3410,57,9,24,56,63,65,64,103,2442,129,58],"class_list":["post-367389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-attacks","tag-halloween","tag-halloween-costumes","tag-illegal-immigrants","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-nypd","tag-stabbings","tag-the-bronx","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/367390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}