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A needed man accused of shoving a 30-year-old lady right into a shifting subway prepare in New York Metropolis, leaving her “preventing for her life,” has been caught in New Jersey, investigators introduced.
The incident occurred round midday Wednesday on the Fifth Avenue/53rd St. station.
“As a prepare was pulling out of the station, she was pushed, inflicting her head to strike the shifting prepare. The prepare departed the station after which she fell onto the tracks,” NYPD Chief of Transit Michael Kemper stated. “Happily, there have been eyewitnesses and good Samaritans that have been on that platform that helped her up again off the roadbed onto the platform.”
The suspect, recognized as 39-year-old Sabir Jones, was recognized to regulation enforcement, Kemper stated. After a search lasting a couple of day, police in Newark noticed him and detained him earlier than transferring him to the U.S. Marshals Service, the Newark Division of Public Security defined.
Kemper stated the sufferer was rushed to a close-by hospital for head trauma and is now in important situation after present process surgical procedure.
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Sabir Jones, recognized by the NYPD as a suspect within the subway shove incident, is seen on Wednesday, Oct. 18 in surveillance footage leaving the station in Manhattan. (NYPD )
“We pray for her speedy and full restoration,” he stated.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chair and CEO John Lieber stated the lady was “preventing for her life” on the hospital.
“New Yorkers put up with lots. What they can not put up with is individuals randomly coming as much as them – which seems to be the case right here – and attacking them,” he stated.
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Sabir Jones has a historical past with regulation enforcement, the NYPD says. (NYPD)
“I am not a psychological well being skilled, however I am certain that the individuals who… have to determine the best way to get these individuals out of the general public house and into therapy in order that they get in higher situation for themselves, and extra importantly, for New Yorkers, who’re simply attempting to dwell their lives,” Lieber added.
The prepare, not proven right here, was shifting when the lady was shoved into it Wednesday, police stated. (iStock)
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As of Thursday, 15 individuals this 12 months have been pushed onto the subway tracks in New York Metropolis, down from 22 at this level final 12 months, in accordance with Fox5 NY.
Fox Information’ Jeremy Copas contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox Information Digital.
