SECAUCUS — A NJ Transit cop heroically pulled a 56-year-old Elizabeth man off train tracks at the Secaucus Junction train station just before the train pulled into the station on Friday, Aug. 26. The police officer was hailed as a hero, but the man on the tracks reportedly did not want to be rescued and told the officer to let him remain on the tracks.
Now, the man has been charged with aggravated assault and interfering with public transportation, according to news reports.
On Monday, Aug. 30 the man appeared in video at Central Judicial Processing court from Hudson County jail, according to reports. He is charged with aggravated assault, causing a public annoyance, two counts of attempting to prevent a law enforcement officer from effecting a lawful arrest, and interfering with public transportation, reports state. His bail is to be set at $15,000 with a 10 percent cash option.
The reports state that the man has numerous prior arrests.
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