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Suspect in New York Subway Attack Arrested & Could Face a Life Sentence

2022-04-14 , 11:18 am

Good news: the suspected gunman from the New York subway attack has been arrested… after telling authorities where he was.

Here’s how the arrest went.

Told Authorities His Location

62-year-old Frank James, the “person of interest” in the NYPD’s investigations, was arrested by patrol officers on 13 April.

The New York Police Department found a Glock 9mm handgun, three ammunition magazines, a hatchet, and most importantly: James’ credit card and keys to a U-Haul van he rented.

This led to the NYPD labelling him as a “person of interest”, and commencing a manhunt.

James had apparently called in a tip to Crime Stoppers, telling the authorities that he was at a McDonald’s on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

He told them that he’ll be inside the fast-food restaurant charging his phone, then hung up the call. Right after his tip, a passer-by called 911 and confirmed that James was in the McDonald’s.

Patrol officers then arrived at the restaurant, but James had already left.

A security man technician, Zach Tahhan, who was working at a shop near James’ location, saw him through the security cameras. He then flagged down the police and pointed them toward Manhattan’s East Village, where James was apprehended.

If you need a TLDR, this tweet basically encapsulates it all:

If I understand correctly, the subway shooter dropped his weapon, car keys, and credit card at the scene of the crime; called in his location to an NYPD tip line; chilled at at McDonalds until he got tired of waiting for them to show up; and was apprehended by some guy, Zack?

— Screen Slate (@ScreenSlate) April 13, 2022

Belongings Recovered All Traced Back to James

The gun recovered by the police was discovered to be purchased by James in Ohio, back in 2011.

James’ credit card was also found, and was revealed to have been used to rent the U-Haul van whose keys were amongst the gunman’s belongings. Surveillance videos showed James leaving the van on the morning of 12 April.

The neon construction jacket that James was wearing during the attack was found discarded on the subway platform as well. It had a receipt for a Philadelphia storage unit, which was registered under James’ name.

The authorities also tracked an eBay purchase of a gas mask to James, thus explaining his get-up during the attack.

A Series of Prior Arrests Dating Back to 1992, Videos about Violence

James has had nine prior arrests in New York from 1992 to 1998. The crimes included possession of burglary tools and a criminal sex act.

He was also arrested three times in New Jersey for trespass, larceny (basically theft), and disorderly conduct.

James is also linked to multiple YouTube videos talking about violence and mass shootings, which have since been taken down.

In the videos, he talked about wanting to kill people who had hurt him, and ranted about racism in the workplace. He also criticised a plan by the Adams administration to address safety and homelessness in the subway, saying it was doomed to fail.

James also described his own negative experiences with city health workers to criticise the use of mental health professionals in Adams’ plan, stating that he has post-traumatic stress.

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Could Face Life Sentence

James has been in federal custody since the afternoon of 13 April. He was charged in court with violating a law that prohibits terrorism and other violent attacks against a mass transportation system.

He’ll have his first court appearance on 14 April. If convicted, he could face a life sentence.