NEW YORK — A Port Charlotte man is under arrest in New York City, accused of stabbing a teenage Australian tourist multiple times.
Juan Mercedes, 25, of Port Charlotte was arrested and charged with attempted murder and assault, according to New York City court records.
The 19-year-old Australian tourist was stabbed multiple times in a midtown New York McDonald’s at about 2 a.m. Monday. The restaurant is on Eighth Avenue near Penn Station and not far from Times Square…