Suspect Pleads Not Guilty To Shoving Transgender Woman Onto Subway Tracks

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- A 32-year-old man accused of pushing a transgender woman onto the New York City subway tracks has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and attempted assault.

Rolan Reid is being held without bail Tuesday after a brief court appearance. The 28-year-old woman was pushed June 1 as she stood on the southbound platform at the Bleecker Street station in Greenwich Village, authorities said.

Police say a man approached her and said "What are you looking at?" He then pushed her to the tracks, cops said.

According to court papers, Reid initially denied committing the crime but then said he should have thrown the officer questioning him on the tracks, too.

Sources told CBS2 Reid was placed in a straitjacket after becoming hostile with officers during questioning. He was then taken to Bellevue Hospital Center.

The victim suffered minor abrasions, police said. Another rider helped her get back onto the platform.

Reid has been arrested 28 times in the past.

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