(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Ruben Guanipa Ramirez, 26, a Venezuelan national, was indicted for Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, for allegedly stabbing an acquaintance at Gilgo Beach, causing multiple wounds to the victim.
“This defendant allegedly drove a man that he knew to a remote beach and attacked him from behind with a knife. The evidence recovered from his vehicle raises serious questions about what he intended that night,” said District Attorney Tierney. “We are committed to holding him accountable for the full extent of his alleged conduct.”
According to the investigation, on February 28, 2026, Ramirez allegedly picked up the victim from his home in Queens and drove to Baldwin, where the two played pool at Sport Billiard Pool Hall. Ramirez, operating his black 2024 Lexus NX250, then allegedly drove the victim to Jones Beach for a brief period, before proceeding to Gilgo Beach.
At Gilgo Beach, while the two were walking back to Ramirez’s vehicle, Ramirez allegedly came up behind the victim and covered his mouth with a black cloth while stabbing him in the left side.
Ramirez then allegedly attempted to slit the victim’s throat and cut him across the neck as a struggle ensued. During the altercation, the victim sustained defensive wounds to his hands but was able to wrestle the knife away from Ramirez.
After gaining control of the knife, both men got into Ramirez’s vehicle. Ramirez subsequently exited the car and the victim drove off, leaving the defendant on the side of the road. The victim, who was unfamiliar with the area, called 911 and contacted a friend for assistance. He drove to his friend’s house in Queens, where he was met by members of the New York City Police Department. He was thereafter transported by ambulance to a local New York City hospital, where he was treated for his injuries.
Ramirez was arrested later that same day, after he was found walking along the Long Island Expressway in Nassau County. A search of Ramirez’s vehicle allegedly resulted in the recovery of three kitchen knives, one of which appeared to be covered in blood, as well as rope, duct tape, blankets, plastic drop cloths, a large-wheeled bag, gloves, and a boxcutter.
On March 31, 2026, Ramirez was arraigned on the indictment before Supreme Court Justice John B. Collins for one count of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, a Class B violent felony, and one count of Assault in the Second Degree, a Class D violent felony.
Justice Collins ordered Ramirez held on $200,000 cash, $500,000 bond or $2,000,000 partially secured bond during the pendency of the case. Ramirez is due back in court on April 29, 2026, and faces 5 to 25 years in prison if convicted on the top count. He is being represented by the Legal Aid Society.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Jeremy Waite and Amanda Scheier of the Major Crime Bureau, and the investigation was conducted by Investigators Kevin Doyle, Scott Kuntz, and Robert Bartsch of the New York State Police.