Man Who Pushed Stranger Onto Harlem Subway Tracks Sentenced To Prison

HARLEM, NY — A man has been sentenced to a multi-year prison term for randomly shoving a stranger onto the tracks at a Harlem subway station last year, authorities announced.

Keshon Malachi, 26, will serve four years in state prison for the May 8, 2021 incident at the 135th Street-Lenox Avenue 2/3 station, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said Thursday.

Malachi had gotten into an argument with an MTA booth worker at the station early that morning, then abruptly shoved a 60-year-old stranger from the platform onto the tracks, prosecutors said.

The victim, Randall Weaver, later told the Daily News that three men quickly intervened and helped him back onto the platform.

"When I was down there they asked me if I was all right and I said that I couldn’t move," he told the newspaper last year. "I thank them very much because give it another 10 minutes, a train could’ve come. I’m glad they saw me go down."

Weaver was treated for injuries to his head and shoulder, prosecutors said.

Malachi, a Bronx resident, pleaded guilty to a felony count of attempted first-degree assault. In addition to the prison term, he will serve five years of post-release supervision, prosecutors said.

"The subway is a necessity for New Yorkers and this behavior will not be tolerated. Keshon Malachi shoved a random stranger and today is being held accountable for his actions," D.A. Alvin Bragg said in a statement.

"I thank the NYPD and the brave straphangers who leapt into action to save their fellow New Yorker."