On Wednesday, the man accused of shooting 10 people on a Brooklyn subway train was arrested by the authorities.
Frank James was the Brooklyn subway shooting suspect is now charged with a federal terrorism offense after he called police to come to get him.
Law enforcement sources told The Post how James called cops to turn himself:
“A call came in to Crime Stoppers … The guy says, ‘You know, I think you’re looking for me. I’m seeing my picture all over the news and I’ll be around this McDonald’s … I want to clear things up.”
“So the unit responds and he’s not at the McDonald’s, so they start driving around and see a man who fits the description. When they take him into custody, they find his Wisconsin driver’s license.”
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According to the Daily Mail report:
His motive for the attack remains unclear; in YouTube videos posted online for weeks before the attack, he ranted about New York Mayor Eric Adams, crime and race in America.
James has a criminal history in New York and New Jersey that includes prior arrests for sex assault, trespassing and possessing burglary tools.
He had been living alone in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, before the attack but on March 20, he packed up and skipped town in a rented van. He filmed YouTube videos along the way, keeping viewers updated with his progress.
On March 28, he rented a two-bedroom apartment in Philadelphia through a website called Evolve. The apartment is owned by 74-year-old Janet McDaniel.
“I’m Frank, I’m the person you’re looking for. I’m surprised it took so long,” James told police as they arrested him, police sources said.
Mohammed Chikh, who alerted police and witnessed the arrest, said James appeared calm and unfazed.
“He didn’t fight, he didn’t do anything, he totally surrendered,” said Chikh.
The New York Post also added:
Federal prosecutors wasted no time charging James, 62, with terror-related offenses for firing 33 rounds on a Manhattan-bound N train Tuesday morning, leaving 10 people with gunshot wounds and another 19 injured in a mass shooting that shocked an already rattled city that’s been reeling from a citywide crime surge.
They hit him with a charge of committing terrorist attacks and other violence against mass transportation systems, which could send him to prison for life if he’s convicted.
Police arrested James just before 2 p.m. at First Avenue and St. Mark’s Place and about two hours later, he was walked from the 9th Precinct, grinning as cops shoved him into a waiting police car.
During an afternoon press conference, Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement:
“My fellow New Yorkers: We got him, we got him. I cannot thank the men and women of the New York City Police Department enough, as well as our federal agents, our state police, our first responders — from the 911 operators, to the various men and women from our medical professionals. We got him,”
“I said to New Yorkers, ‘We’re going to protect the people of this city and apprehend those who believe they can bring terror to everyday New Yorkers,’ and I want to thank everyday New Yorkers who called in tips, who responded, who helped those passengers who were injured. Thirty-three shots, but less than 30 hours later, we’re able to say we got him.”
Sources: The Epoch Times, New York Post, Daily Mail