The suspect, who had caused chaos the day before in the underground network, was arrested in Manhattan at 1:42 p.m. thanks to a report, according to the New York police.
“We Got It”welcomed at a press conference the Democratic Mayor of New York, Eric Adams, expected at the turn on the theme of the fight against crime, he who had made it a campaign theme to be elected the year latest.
Police had been conducting a manhunt for more than 24 hours for Frank James, a 62-year-old African American accused of multiple shootings on an N line train at the 36th street station. “, in south Brooklyn.
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Already arrested 12 times
The man, known to the police, had already been arrested 12 times in New York and New Jersey, including for “sex offences”a “vol” or one “disturbance of public order”, authorities said. He had never been convicted of a crime in New York State.
It is henceforth “under federal prosecution for his act, a terrorist attack on public transport”, announced the federal police officer Michael Driscoll.
“He will appear in federal court in Brooklyn and, if convicted, will face a life sentence”said prosecutor Breon Peace.
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