Career criminal accused of fatally shoving straphanger into subway train flashes sinister grin, shows no remorse after arrest
The deranged career criminal charged with shoving a straphanger to his death at a Manhattan train station showed no remorse as he was led out of an East Harlem precinct Tuesday to face murder charges — and even flashed a sinister grin.
Carlton McPherson, 24, is accused of pushing a 54-year-old Bronx man in front of a No. 4 train shortly before 7 p.m. Monday — the latest in a long line of arrests and disturbing incidents, police said.
McPherson, also of the Bronx, was walked from the 25th Precinct just after 9:35 a.m.
He was wearing a gray hoodie and black pants.
Before he officially came out of the precinct, he had a smirk on his face before trying to put his hoodie on.
Cops removed his hood, and during the walk to a car, he had a serious face and turned his head away from cameras.
He did not say anything or respond to any reporter questions — just smiling before he ducked his head several times to avoid being caught by news cameras.
Police said he shoved the victim in front of a No. 4 train as it entered the 125th Street station and was busted after he was fingered by bystanders.
The victim was struck by the train and pronounced dead shortly after police arrived.
The incident comes amid lingering concern over crime in the transit system.
In an analysis this week, The Post revealed that felony assaults in the subways have spiked by more than 50% since 2019, and have become a larger percentage of overall crime in the system.
On Monday, NYPD brass announced a new initiative called “Operation Fare Play,” which puts 800 cops into the subways to target farebeaters, calling them “a key component” of crime in the system.
