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“We will not give up this sense of security in Queens. We will not surrender our streets to fear,” DA Katz said.
By Forum Staff
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday that Lamale McRae has been arrested for allegedly shoving a man and an 8-year-old bystander onto the train tracks at the Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenue subway station on Friday.
McRae, 41, was arraigned Monday night before Queens Criminal Court Judge Diego Friere on a complaint charging him with attempted murder in the second degree, attempted assault in the first degree, assault in the third degree and endangering the welfare of a child.
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McRae was allegedly caught on security footage leaping over the station’s turnstile.
According to the charges, on Friday, October 21, at approximately 2:45 p.m., victim David Martin, 32, and the 8-year-old child of an eyewitness were standing on the northbound L Train platform at the Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenue subway station when McRae allegedly slammed into Mr. Martin pushing him off the train platform onto the railway tracks. The defendant allegedly pushed the eight-year-old boy to the ground as he ran away. The victim was able to climb back to safety using the platform stairs.
Katz said the victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries, including a broken collar bone, a sprained shoulder, multiple lacerations and abrasions and significant pain to his face, shoulder, arms and back. The child suffered knee abrasions.
“Every New Yorker deserves to know they can safely travel to work, to school and around this City with safety,” Katz said. “We will not give up this sense of security in Queens. We will not surrender our streets to fear.”
If convicted, McRae faces 25 years in prison.
