A suspect wanted after he was accused of pushing a woman off a New York subway platform was arrested in New Jersey on Thursday, authorities said.
The suspect was identified as Sabir Jones. After escaping authorities, he was arrested on Thursday.
“He was arrested by Newark police,” Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said in a news release.
On Wednesday, a 30-year-old woman was pushed in front of a moving subway.
NYPD Transportation Chief Michael Kemper said at a news conference Wednesday that the unidentified woman was in critical condition at Cornell Medical Center.
“As the train left the station, she was pushed and her head hit the moving train. The train left the station and she fell onto the platform on the tracks. Fortunately, eyewitnesses and good Samaritans who were on the platform helped her get off the platform and back onto the platform,” he said.
According to authorities, Mr. Jones fled the scene on foot after the incident.
At Wednesday’s news conference, Mr. Kemper did not provide any details about Mr. Jones’ “background” but said he was “known to us on the subway.”