A previously deported illegal migrant with a long rap sheet has been arrested on attempted murder charges in Albany after he pulled out a knife and lunged at the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, according to prosecutors.

Saul Morales-Garcia, 40, who is originally from El Salvador, charged at U.S. attorney John Sarcone on Tuesday night while he was outside a hotel, according to prosecutors.

Sarcone, who was appointed by Attorney General Pam Bondi in March, said he feared for his life.

U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York John Sarcone, left, was allegedly chased by knife-wielding illegal immigrant Saul Morales-Garcia, right, who threatened to slit his throat on the streets of Albany Tuesday night, prosecutors said. (Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)

Morales-Garcia was convicted in Georgia in 2022 for driving under the influence and driving without a license, and he currently has an active warrant in Forsyth County for failure to appear in court that year.

He was arrested in Virginia 2023 by U.S. Park Police on federal property for disorderly conduct while he was charged with retail theft in Philadelphia last year.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Albany County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. attorney’s office and Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) for comment.