Waldo Mejia, 29, has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in the stabbing death of 14-year-old Jacob Caleb Rijos. Police are calling Mejia a career criminal with a history of mental health interactions and are raising questions about why he was released from jail.
NEW YORK -- The man accused of fatally stabbing a 14-year-old boy in the Bronx late last week has pleaded not guilty to murder, among other charges.The NYPD said Jacob Caleb Rijos was on his way to school Friday when the suspect, identified as 29-year-old Waldo Mejia, launched an unprovoked attack.Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch called Mejia a career criminal and a recidivist with a history of mental health interactions with the NYPD.
'Every time I go into the work in the morning I have to check if the guy went outside or if the guy is inside the house, ya know, to the Ring camera. I have to check every day,' the neighbor said. 'I've been thinking like me open the door and the guy is there with a knife. I've been thinking that every day, every minute. Sometimes, I don't sleep, thinking about that thing.
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