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Homeless man with 22 previous arrests allegedly kills vagrant in cane battle on NYC train

Nypost · · 326 words · By Joe Marino; Amanda Woods
Crime and Public Safety NYC Subway Environment Homelessness
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/us-news/homeless-man-with-22-previous-arrests-alle…

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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“A homeless Bronx straphanger with nearly two dozen prior arrests allegedly beat and choked another vagrant to death after that man roused him from his sleep with a cane early Wednesday”
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While Gothamist and News 12 confirm Keith Plummer was arrested for a man's death at a Bronx subway station, the specific details about the 'cane' and the 'homeless' status of both parties are not explicitly detailed in the provided search snippets, though the general event is confirmed.
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“The homeless victim — identified by prosecutors as Cranston Smith — allegedly tapped snoozing stranger Keith Plummer, 68, with the cane on board a No. 1 train at the 242nd Street-Van Cortlandt Park Station around 3 a.m. Wednesday”
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News 12 confirms the location as the Van Cortlandt Park 242nd Street Station, but the specific identity of the victim as Cranston Smith and the detail about the cane are not present in the provided evidence snippets.
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“Plummer allegedly straddling Smith, punching him multiple times and grabbing and pressing on his neck”
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The provided evidence for claim 2 refers to a different 'Plummer' in a Portland Police report and LinkedIn profiles; there is no evidence describing the physical struggle between Keith Plummer and the victim.
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web search NEUTRAL — When confronted by a security guard Plummer allegedly said "She owned the store" and tried to push past him. As loss prevention officers tried to restrain her, Plummer reportedly shouted the N-word re…
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“Plummer at one point pinned his rival onto the floor of the stopped train at the northernmost stop on the line”
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No evidence in the provided search results describes the specific positioning of the suspect pinning the victim to the floor.
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web search NEUTRAL — View Keith Plummer’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.
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“The victim became unconscious and unresponsive, and was rushed to NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, where he died”
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The existence of NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital is verified via Wikipedia and ColumbiaDoctors, and News 12 confirms a man was killed at the station, but the specific sequence of events regarding the hospital transport is not explicitly detailed in the snippets.
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“Plummer was busted hours later and charged with manslaughter”
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Both Gothamist and News 12 independently report that Keith Plummer, 68, was arrested and charged with manslaughter in connection with a man's death at a Bronx subway station.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Queens man is facing a manslaughter charge after police arrested him for the death of another man he allegedly fought at a Bronx subway station early Wednesday. NYPD officials said Keith Plummer, 68…
https://gothamist.com/news/68-year-old-charged-with-manslaug…
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web search NEUTRAL — Keith Plummer, 68, of Queens was arrested just before 5 p.m. and charged with manslaughter. The victim has not been identified as of Wednesday evening and details about what led up to the deadly attac…
https://bronx.news12.com/2026/05/14/man-killed-at-van-cortla…
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“Plummer has 22 previous arrests on his record”
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The search results for this claim return LinkedIn profiles and general police arrest statistics, but no record of Keith Plummer's specific arrest history.
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“the most recent for alleging forging a government document in February of 2019”
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The search results discuss forging documents in India, but provide no evidence linking Keith Plummer to a 2019 forgery charge.
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“Plummer was busted back in April of 2017 for allegedly shoving a 22-year-old man to the ground during a botched weed deal – during which he also snatched the stranger’s credit cards and demanded the PIN numbers”
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“He also allegedly fought a police officer who stopped him for acting disorderly, causing the cop to fall down a flight of stairs back in 2007”
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“Many of his other arrests have been for drug possession”
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“His most recent address provided by cops is in Jamaica, Queens, but law enforcement sources said he too is homeless”
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“He was ordered held on $200,000 cash bail or $600,000 bond during his Thursday arraignment”
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