Police have arrested the man man who they say pushed a subway rider onto the tracks over the weekend.
Police in the Bronx are searching for the man who pushed a subway rider onto the tracks. N.J. Burkett has the story.pushed a subway rider onto the tracks over the weekendChilling video showed the suspect eyeing the victim Saturday at the East 149th Street station, before running over and shoving him - right as a train approached.The train stopped within feet of rolling over him. Fortunately, he was not hit and had only minor injuries, including bruises on his legs.
On Tuesday, police said 35-year-old Miguel Ramirez was charged with attempted murder, assault, assault with intent to cause serious physical injury, causing injury through risk of death and reckless endangerment. He has about 10 prior arrests, including for assaults, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a controlled substance."He didn't say nothing to me, I didn't know him, I think he didn't know me, because I never saw him in my life," Sabio said. "And then he attacked me and pushed me to the train tracks. I went to see if the train was coming, but I never think this guy was coming up behind me.
Sabio said he hopes the police will do their job to catch the suspect so it can't happen to someone else. The attack is only the latest in a series of random, unprovoked attacks in the transit system. One woman was brutally beaten in Jamaica, Queens last month. Others have been shot and stabbed. Riders continue to ride in fear.
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