New York Daily News

Felon menaces TSA agent on subway

- Rocco Parascando­la

A CAREER criminal used a large kitchen knife early Thursday on a Manhattan subway car to threaten an employee with the Transporta­tion Security Administra­tion, police said.

“F--- you — I know you’re TSA!” suspect Ricky Bellevue allegedly ranted at the 39-year-old woman, who was in uniform and on her way to work. “I know you work at JFK.”

Bellevue (right) waved his 10-inch knife in the woman’s face during his 12:45 a.m. tirade aboard the southbound No. 2 train.

When he was finished shouting, Bellevue slipped the knife into his waistband then lifted up his shirt to reveal it a second time, police said. The conductor, meanwhile, had radioed for help, then pulled into the W. 96th St. station, where police officers are posted. Cops walked through the train, spotted Bellevue and arrested him. He was charged with menacing and weapons possession. His bail was set at $10,000. Bellevue, who lives in Crown Heights, has 35 prior arrests, including three menacing cases involving weapons, police said.

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