NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – Police arrested a man accused of randomly attacking an MTA employee supervisor on a Manhattan subway platform last week, authorities said.
Okoro Nnamadi, 34, was charged with assault, according to officials.
At about 3 a.m. on Tuesday April 18, Saim Montakim was waiting at the platform at the 96th Street station on the Upper West Side after he completed an inspection.
Montakim was waiting for the 1 train to head to the next station for another inspection when he was attacked and almost pushed onto the tracks.
"We won’t tolerate senseless attacks on transit employees working to help New Yorkers get where they need to go," MTA New York City Transit President Richard Davey told PIX11 News in a statement. "This outrageous assault could have ended tragically and we are grateful to the NYPD officers who rapidly arrested the perpetrator. Now it’s up to prosecutors to obtain maximum possible justice for the victim. We urge that this attacker also be banned from NYC Transit."
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