NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The man charged with throwing a woman onto subway tracks in the Bronx last weekend told police he was drinking at the time and "didn't mean to" do it, court documents show.
Theodore Ellis is accused of walking up to the 52-year-old victim, putting her in a bear hug and tossing her onto the tracks in an unprovoked attack that took place in broad daylight at the elevated 2/5 Jackson Avenue station in the Melrose section around 4:40 p.m. on Sunday.
The criminal complaint, which revealed the 30-year-old's rationale, was made public after he was arraigned on Wednesday at Bronx Criminal Court and ordered to be held on $150,000 cash bail, the New York Post reports.
After the attack, Ellis told police, "I didn’t mean to push her onto the tracks. I was drinking," court documents said.
According to documents, he also admitted to being the man shown on camera putting the victim in a bear hug and tossing her onto the tracks in front of riders.
Bystanders quickly ran to her aid and pulled her back onto the platform about 30 seconds before a train arrived at the station.
Police sources told the Post that the victim remained at Lincoln Hospital until Tuesday. According to the complaint, she suffered a broken collarbone, a dislocated shoulder and a head contusion.
Ellis has been charged with attempted murder, assault, attempted assault and reckless endangerment for the brazen incident, according to court records.
He was reportedly arrested at the same station after an MTA worker recognized him from wanted posters.
The Post reports Ellis has a long criminal history, with arrests dating back to 2006, including for aggravated harassment, narcotics, robbery, grand larceny, animal abuse, resisting arrest, obstruction and assault.
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