MAGA push guy a killer
THE MAGA maniac who punched a Mexican immigrant and shoved him onto the Union Square subway tracks last week was convicted of murder in Virginia, prosecutors revealed Friday.
Willie Ames, 47, a parolee from Staten Island with family ties to the Wu-Tang Clan, attacked a construction worker in front of 25 witnesses because of the victim’s Mexican heritage, prosecutors charge.
“These are extremely serious and violent charges,” the prosecutor, Christopher Rivet, said during Ames’ arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court.
Ames (photo) also has a long criminal history in New York, including a 2011 attempted robbery conviction and a 2015 bust where cops said he stabbed a man over a dice game. On April 20, Ames, sporting a red “Make America Great Again” hat and shirt, allegedly punched Luis Lopez, 24, in the face and threw him onto the train tracks at the Union Square station. Ames, who was nabbed Thursday, is charged with assault as a hate crime and aggravated harassment.