PA Man Indicted After Elderly Man Shoved To Midtown Subway Tracks: DA

MIDTOWN, NY — A man from Pennsylvania has been indicted on charges in connection to a November shoving of an elderly man onto the train tracks inside a Midtown subway station, the Manhattan District Attorney's office said.

Brittan Jones, 30, of York, PA, was indicted with one count of first degree attempted assault and two counts of second degree assault.

“As alleged, Brittan Jones shoved an 85-year-old man into the subway tracks, fracturing his hip and causing him significant pain. New Yorkers deserve to ride public transportation without fearing for their safety, and we will hold accountable those who endanger others in our subway stations,” said District Attorney Alvin Bragg. “I wish the victim a speedy recovery, and thank the members of the NYPD, MTA, and FDNY who jumped into action to help him.”

The shove took place on Nov. 15 inside the 47th-50th st-Rockefeller Center station at around 5:40 a.m., officials told Patch.

An 85-year-old man was sleeping on a bench at the downtown-bound B and D train platform when Jones began to argue with him, prosecutors said.

Officials said that Jones pushed the man to the tracks and fled the scene.

Fellow commuters quickly alerted police and the man was rescued from the tracks by responding officers, officials said.

Jones was arrested that evening on the Upper West Side, police said.