NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 19-year-old Westchester man was arraigned on Tuesday for attempted murder and related charges after he allegedly shoved a man onto the tracks at a Brooklyn subway station last December, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced.
Andrew Pashinin, of Harrison, was arraigned in Brooklyn Supreme Court on an indictment charging him with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of reckless endangerment, assault, menacing and criminal possession of a weapon for the Dec. 7, 2024 assault.
At about 11:35 a.m. on the moving of the attack a 33-year-old man was standing on the southbound D train platform in the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center subway station when Pashinin allegedly pulled out a knife and walked behind him, prosecutors said.
According to the investigation, Pashinin then put the knife away and began recording the victim, prompting an argument.
The victim walked away from Pashinin, who allegedly followed him, shoved him from behind onto the subway tracks and fled.
Prosecutors said that the victim was able to get himself off the tracks and onto the platform just before a train entered the station. He suffered pain and bruising.
Police released a series of surveillance images of the suspect to help in his apprehension, and he was eventually arrested and charged on Jan. 21.
“This was a terrifying attack that is the nightmare of every New Yorker who uses the subway,” Gonzalez said. “Luckily, the victim was able to lift himself from the tracks moments before a subway train entered the station. We will now seek to hold this defendant accountable for his alleged, horrifying actions.”
Pashinin was ordered held without bail pending a psychiatric examination. He is expected back in court on April 2.