Man Charged After Trying to Shove Stranger in Front of Seattle Train

Man charged after trying to shove stranger in front of Seattle train

A Washington man has been charged after prosecutors said he tried to push a stranger in front of an arriving light rail train in Seattle. The victim stayed on his feet and escaped being hit. The attack happened on March 19 at the Northgate light rail station in north Seattle, according to charging documents cited by KOMO. Prosecutors said 26-year-old Elisio Melendez came up behind the man as a train entered the station and tried to shove him ont…

Mental health evaluation ordered for suspect in Northgate light rail shoving attack

A judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for a man accused of trying to push another person in front of an oncoming light rail train earlier this month.

Attempted murder charges filed against defendant who tried to push victim into path of light rail train

Photo courtesy King County ProsecutorKing County Prosecutors have filed an Attempted Murder In The Second Degree charge against the defendant in a Northgate case.According to police investigators, the victim was waiting for a light rail train at the Northgate station when the defendant approached the victim from behind and attempted to push him in front of a light rail train coming into the station. Surveillance footage shows the defendant caref…