when he got out of jail he learned that Melanie had put a huge reward in the paper for any information leading to the hit-and-run behind the death of Ariana Hernandez. He attacked Melanie twice, once on the street, wearing a full ski-mask so they did not know who he was. She was rescued by Dario Hernandez, but Troy got away. The second time he broke into Daniel’s apartment, where Mel was staying, and hid in the closet. When Melanie got home he attacked her again, still wearing the same ski mask, intending to kill her. It was then that he admitted that he ran down Ariana. Again, Dario to the rescue, but this time Dario knocked him out and pulled off the mask, finding Troy, who Mel Recognized. He was hospitalized, where he still remains in a coma, supposedly brain dead.