Overview
- Police say a verbal dispute on the southbound Parsons Boulevard platform ended when a man allegedly shoved a rider head-first onto the F‑train track bed on May 31.
- The victim suffered cuts and bruises to his head and arms and was taken by EMS to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition.
- Detectives from the NYPD 107th Precinct arrested 37-year-old Terrell Jarrett on June 19 at a location he frequents and booked him at the precinct.
- Jarrett has been charged with attempted murder, assault and reckless endangerment and his arraignment in Queens Criminal Court is pending.
- Police and media reports say Jarrett has multiple recent trespassing and drug-related priors, a detail that has heightened public concern about subway safety and will likely shape prosecutorial decisions.