A 26-year-old New York City man has suffered numerous injuries after being pushed onto the tracks at the Fulton St. station by a mentally disabled man with previous similar attacks.
The victim whose identity was not publicly released was pushed by Calvin Wilson off the A/C platform in Manhattan last Tuesday at around 3:40 p.m., a few seconds after the train’s arrival, according to police.
He has sustained non-life-threatening injuries including some in the hand, ankles, and leg.
After a minutes-long search, transit officers arrested Wilson near the station without incident, according to Police Commissioner Dermot Shea.
The 38-year-old suspect who suffered mental issues was hit with criminal charges including assault and reckless endangerment.
“We’ve encountered him multiple times,” Shea said in a statement.
“We found him sleeping on the subway. We’ve brought him to a shelter multiple times. We arrested him in December for threatening an MTA employee with a pipe,” he continued.
“We have brought him as an emotionally disturbed person to the hospital multiple times.”
“There have been multiple opportunities to get this individual help because this individual clearly has issues. Where is this breaking apart?”
