Face of evil: Laughing boyfriend smirks as he’s arrested for pushing girlfriend and baby off 15th floor balcony

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By SOPHIA BAUM 20:18 08 Oct 2026, updated 20:18 08 Oct 2026

A dad accused of sending his estranged girlfriend plunging to her death from a 15th-floor New York City balcony while she clutched their eight-month-old daughter flashed an evil smirk as he was perp walked.

Angel Carrasco, 31, was taken into custody by US Marshals and NYPD officers on Wednesday.

The arrest came a day after 23-year-old Nathaly Ramirez plunged from her apartment in the Bronx early on Tuesday.

Carrasco allegedly shoved the young mother from the balcony while she held their daughter, also named Angel.

Disturbing footage of Carrasco showed him being escorted by officers while grinning wildly.

He rocked his head from side to side while smiling and laughing before being put into a car.

Residents and emergency responders found Ramirez and her baby seriously injured and they were rushed to the hospital.

Doctors could not save the young mother. Her infant daughter survived the fall and remains in critical condition.

The alleged attack came after Carrasco had gone to see Ramirez in an attempt to repair their relationship.

But what began as an effort at reconciliation allegedly spiraled into a terrifying confrontation when Ramirez rejected his attempts to get back together. Carrasco allegedly lost his temper before shoving her and their baby.

Carrasco then fled the scene, leaving behind a bouquet of flowers he had brought for Ramirez.

Carrasco remained at large as detectives pieced together what had happened. On Wednesday, the NYPD released a wanted poster including a disturbing image that appeared to show him toying with a large kitchen knife inside an elevator.

Hours later, US Marshals and NYPD officers caught up with him and took him into custody.

‘This horrific tragedy weighs heavily on every team member who worked this case,’ US Marshal Ricky J Patel said. ‘We owed it to the brave mother who gave her life to save her child from a vicious individual.’

He added: ‘While nothing can undo this terrible loss, taking this suspect off the street ensures he will answer for his alleged heinous actions.’

The arrest has also brought renewed attention to Carrasco’s alleged history of violence involving Ramirez.

According to law enforcement sources, the couple had already been at the center of two domestic incidents earlier this year.

On January 5, Carrasco was accused of slapping Ramirez and leaving her bruised after she confronted him about communicating with an ex-girlfriend.

Three days later, the suspected shover was arrested again following another dispute. Sources said the estranged boyfriend was accused of breaking into Ramirez’s apartment and waiting for her inside, leading to a burglary charge.

Carrasco was also accused of previously sending threatening text messages to another former girlfriend, according to sources.

His record includes at least two other arrests dating back to 2016 involving allegations of false impersonation and marijuana possession.

The final moments before Tuesday’s tragedy were heard by residents inside the 18-story building at 2550 Olinville Avenue. Tenant Robin Mendzies recalled hearing a man’s voice cutting through the building, followed by the sickening sound of the fall.

‘Jump!’ the male voice allegedly shouted, Mendzies said. Then came a huge thud, followed by the horrific sound of a woman crying, ‘No please, no!’

‘It sounded like she was begging for an inevitable thing not to happen,’ Mendzies recalled.

A tiny diaper and baby onesie lay strewn near the scene.

Police officers and emergency workers crowded the area as the tragedy unfolded, while residents looked on.

By Wednesday, the frantic activity had given way to a makeshift memorial for Ramirez. Candles flickered outside the building beside arrays of bouquets and a photograph of the young mother. An ‘October is Domestic Violence Month’ poster stood among the tributes, adding another poignant layer to the gathering.

Friends remembered Ramirez as a young woman whose world revolved around her baby. Her high school friend Dominique Rosado described Ramirez to the Post as a devoted mother and suggested that even in the terrifying final moments of her life, her instinct was to protect her daughter.

‘In the last moment of her life, she was protecting her daughter,’ Rosado said. “That’s what it means to be a mother. She was a good mother.’

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