Ntando Sogoni was arrested in Juneau, Alaska, on Tuesday, prosecutors said.
The Norwegian Joy cruise ship sails past the Robbins Reef Lighthouse on its way to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York City, May 21, 2023.Ntando Sogoni, 35, from South Africa, who was working on the Norwegian Encore ship at the time of the incident, was arrested by FBI agents in Juneau, Alaska, on Tuesday after allegedly stabbing three individuals with medical scissors on Monday.from Alaska's U.S.
The Norwegian Joy cruise ship sails past the Robbins Reef Lighthouse on its way to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York City, May 21, 2023.Upon arrival at the medical center, prosecutors say Sogoni "physically attacked" a security guard and entered an examination room where a 75-year-old American woman was being treated.
"He grabbed a pair of scissors and stabbed the woman multiple times in the arm, hand and face," prosecutors said in the release, adding, "He also stabbed two security guards who intervened—one in the head and one in the back and shoulders."After the alleged attack, Sogoni was detained and held in the ship's jail before he was arrested when the ship docked in Juneau, according to prosecutors.
Sogoni had recently been hired by the cruise line and joined the Encore team in Seattle on the day of the attack. The Alaska U.S. Attorney's Office said Sogoni is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon within maritime and territorial jurisdiction and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count if convicted.
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