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Derrick Mills charged with assault after allegedly shoving 74-year-old man onto subway tracks on Upper East Side

Suspect charged with assault after subway push on Upper East Side
Suspect charged with assault after subway push on Upper East Side 00:21

NEW YORK -- Police have arrested a man accused of shoving another person onto subway tracks.

The attack happened Tuesday at the 68th Street-Hunter College station on the Upper East Side.

Police say 49-year-old Derrick Mills randomly shoved a 74-year-old man, leaving him with several broken bones.

Mills was taken into custody Thursday and charged with assault.

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