Sabir Jones, 39, was detained by police in Newark, New Jersey. He's accused of pushing a 29-year-old woman onto subway station tracks in Midtown, Manhattan.
Authorities said 39-year-old Sabir Jones, a man with an extensive criminal history, was located in"He was detained by Newark Police. Jones was transferred to the U.S. Marshals Service. No further information is available," Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said in a statement.also learned that moments before the shove, a man was punched in the face at the same subway station. Police have not confirmed if the two incidents are related.
"As the train was pulling out of the station she was pushed, causing her head to strike the moving train. The train departed the station, then she fell onto the roadbed onto the track," Chief of Transit NYPD Michael Kemper said. Authorities said the woman was taken to Cornell Hospital for head trauma, and is listed in critical condition.
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