The man wanted for pushing a 33-year-old straphanger onto the subway tracks in Brooklyn more than a month ago has been busted, police said Tuesday.

Information about the suspect was not immediately available, though a police source said he does have an arrest record.

The victim in the Dec. 7 attack escaped with only minor injuries.

The man wanted for pushing a 33-year-old straphanger onto the subway tracks in Brooklyn on Dec. 7, 2024, is pictured in police custody leaving the NYPD's Transit District 34 in Coney Island, Brooklyn, on Jan. 21, 2025. (Dean Moses / amNY)
The man wanted for pushing a 33-year-old straphanger onto the subway tracks in Brooklyn on Dec. 7, 2024, is pictured in police custody leaving the NYPD’s Transit District 34 in Coney Island, Brooklyn, on Jan. 21, 2025. (Dean Moses / amNY)

He told police he was arguing with the suspect at the Atlantic Ave.-Barclays Center subway station a bit before noon when the suspect shoved him onto the tracks.

Luckily, neither a Coney Island-bound D nor N train was coming into the station on that track at the time, police said, and the victim was not badly hurt.

The man wanted for pushing a 33-year-old straphanger onto the subway tracks in Brooklyn on Dec. 7, 2024, is pictured in police custody leaving the NYPD's Transit District 34 in Coney Island, Brooklyn, on Jan. 21, 2025. (Dean Moses / amNY)
The man wanted for pushing a 33-year-old straphanger onto the subway tracks in Brooklyn on Dec. 7, 2024, is pictured in police custody leaving the NYPD’s Transit District 34 in Coney Island, Brooklyn, on Jan. 21, 2025. (Dean Moses / amNY)

Police subsequently released surveillance photos of the suspect.

Originally Published: January 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM EST

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