Pedro Vargas, 48, of Yonkers, faces several charges including one misdemeanor count and two felony counts of assault and three counts of endangering the life of a child.
Sexual assault charges are pending, authorities said.
Police said the 26-year-old woman and her children — ages 1, 3, and 5 — were picked up about 2:45 a.m. Wednesday allegedly by Vargas, who claimed to be a cab driver, on 207th Street in Manhattan.
On Vargas’ Facebook account he showcases himself decked out in front of a high-priced BMW just yards away from where the NYPD picked him up on Thursday in Yonkers. He also lists a site called “Professional Ladies Escort” as one of his likes.
However, these pictures do not portray Vargas violent past. For that, one has to examine his October 30, 2012 hearing before the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Board of Parole.
In the document, it details why he was sentenced to 15-years to life. In September of 1993, Vargas robbed a boutique on Madison Avenue. During the hold-up, Vargas ordered employees into a basement and instructed the women to walk him out of the building. He also admits to two other crimes at the hearing.
Vargas’s response to an inquiry as to whether he changed his ways… “Oh my God, I’m grown-up. I don’t lash out. I don’t blame situations and feel that people owe me. I left my arrogant ways, I can deal with anger and frustrations.”
