The man charged in the death of a Queens straphanger was held without bail Tuesday night.
was held without bail Tuesday night as court documents revealed that he allegedly punched the victim in the face, causing him to fall onto the tracks in front of an oncoming train.
Carlos Garcia, 50, arraigned on charges of manslaughter and assault, is accused of causing the death of 48-year-old Heriberto Quintana after the pair got into an argument on a subway platform inside the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue station early Monday evening. Quintana allegedly accidentally bumped into Garcia, knocking the phone from the hand of the alleged assailant and to the tracks, according to police sources., witnesses told cops at the scene.Station surveillance footage obtained by investigators shows the pair tussling on the ground of the platform before Quintana tumbles onto the tracks, a police official told the Post Tuesday.
Garcia allegedly delivered a final blow to Quintana’s face just as a Jamaica-bound F train came barreling into the station, causing the victim to fall in front of the train, according to witness accounts cited in the criminal complaint.Heriberto Quintana allegedly knocked Carlos Garcia’s phone onto the tracks.At Tuesday night’s arraignment, Queens Assistant District Attorney Ryan Nicolosi told the court that Garcia admitted to hitting the victim.
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