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NYPD Makes Arrest In Brooklyn R Train Platform Assault

March 31, 2019 / 9:32 PM EDT / CBS New York

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police made an arrest Sunday in the case of a man pushing another man onto the subway tracks in Brooklyn and then hitting the victim in the face with a metal lock.

Jairus Diaz, 24, was charged with second-degree assault, the NYPD said.

Shortly after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, police said the suspect got into an argument with a 29-year-old victim on the southbound R train platform at the 95^th Street station in Bay Ridge.

The suspect then allegedly threw the victim onto the tracks.

Police are trying to track down a man accused of pushing another man onto the subway tracks in Brooklyn and then hitting the victim in the face with a metal lock. (Credit: NYPD)

Police said Good Samaritans helped the victim back onto the platform, where the suspect hit him in the face with a metal lock attached to a string.

The victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

Anyone with information about the attack is asked to call NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. You can also submit a tip via the Crime Stoppers website, by Tweeting @NYPDTips or by texting a tip to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.