U.S. Marshals track deadly Penn Station stabbing suspect to Pennsylvania

Subway stabbing arrest

Jamoy Phillip, 26, was arrested in Pennsylvania by U.S. Marshals for the deadly stabbing of a man on the No. 2 train in November.

NEW YORK - A man from Brooklyn was arrested after he reportedly fled to Pennsylvania following the stabbing death of a gifted soccer player last month.

Jamoy Phillip, 26, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals, according to the NY Post. He was transferred to the NYPD Midtown South Precinct Monday.

Phillip was accused of stabbing Akeem Loney, 32, of Randall's Island in the neck on Nov. 21 while he was asleep aboard a No. 2 train as it entered Penn Station.

Police asked for the public's help tracking down Philip in the unprovoked attack. Images of the suspect were released by cops as he fled the station. He was charged with murder.

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Subway murder aftermath

In the wake of a brutal murder of a person riding the subway on Sunday, activists are calling for the NYPD, MTA and the city to do more to reduce crime in the transit system.

Loney once played and coached youngsters through the Manhattan-based Street Soccer USA program, according to the Post.