Ramon Rivera, who faces three charges of first-degree serial murder, is seen putting on gloves and preparing a knife in November 18 surveillance footage captured before he allegedly killed three people in New York City.

Ramon Rivera, 51, was taken into custody after he was found with blood on his clothes and two kitchen knives, authorities said.

The man accused of killing three people in a stabbing spree Monday had been released from New York City jail a month earlier and was free on bail for other alleged crimes in New Jersey, records showed.