NYPD Makes Arrest In Brooklyn R Train Platform Assault
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police made an arrest Sunday in the case of a man pushing another man onto the subway tracks in Brooklyn and then hitting the victim in the face with a metal lock.
Jairus Diaz, 24, was charged with second-degree assault, the NYPD said.
Shortly after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, police said the suspect got into an argument with a 29-year-old victim on the southbound R train platform at the 95th Street station in Bay Ridge.
The suspect then allegedly threw the victim onto the tracks.
Police said Good Samaritans helped the victim back onto the platform, where the suspect hit him in the face with a metal lock attached to a string.
The victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
Anyone with information about the attack is asked to call NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. You can also submit a tip via the Crime Stoppers website, by Tweeting @NYPDTips or by texting a tip to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.
