Bail Review Today for Man Accused in Pasadena Metro Station Stabbing, One Year After Attack

The man accused of stabbing a fellow rider on a pedestrian bridge at the Sierra Madre Villa Metro station is due in a Pasadena courtroom this morning for a bail review hearing, nearly one year to the week after the attack that shut down part of the A Line.

Antonio Olivera, 37, has been held in custody since his arrest on April 17, 2025, and faces two felony charges — assault with a deadly weapon and assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury — that could carry up to four years in state prison if he is convicted. The hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. in Department C of the Pasadena Courthouse, 300 E. Walnut St., according to court records.

Authorities allege that an altercation between two strangers began in the parking lot of the Sierra Madre Villa station, at 149 N. Halstead St., and continued onto the pedestrian bridge that crosses the 210 Freeway. The victim, a man in his 30s, suffered multiple stab wounds to his upper body and was hospitalized in critical but stable condition, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Metro.

Olivera was wearing a security guard uniform at the time but was not employed by or contracted with Metro, according to the Sheriff’s Department. He was using the transit system as a rider. Sheriff’s deputies arrested him moments after the stabbing.

He was initially booked on suspicion of attempted murder at Temple Sheriff’s Station before the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed the two felony assault charges on April 22, 2025, according to court records and the District Attorney’s Office.

The case has moved through multiple hearings at the Pasadena Courthouse since Olivera’s first court appearance on April 30, 2025. The Sheriff’s Department has led the investigation with assistance from Metro and Pasadena police.

No information has been released regarding a possible motive. The victim’s name and current condition have not been made public.

The attack forced Metro to operate bus shuttles between the Allen and Arcadia stations while authorities processed the crime scene. Today’s hearing falls four days after the one-year anniversary of the stabbing.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Transit Services Bureau at 323-563-5000 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

A year later, Olivera remains behind bars. The bridge where the attack happened still carries riders over the freeway to the platform, four stories above the parking lot where the altercation began.