Baltimore resident who pushed man onto subway tracks arrested in Queens
Joseph White, charged with Christopher Foster's April 12 murder, found in South Ozone Park
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A man accused of pushing another man onto the tracks at a Baltimore subway station, electrocuting him, has been arrested in New York, police said.
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Investigators found Joseph White, 39, of Baltimore at a hotel in the South Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens on Wednesday and arrested him, police said in a news release. White will be charged with first-degree murder after he is extradited to Baltimore, police said.
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Joseph White, 39, of Baltimore, was arrested in New York City under suspicion that he killed Christopher Foster by pushing him onto subway tracks in his home city. (Baltimore Police Department via AP)
White pushed Christopher Foster onto the subway tracks at the Shot Tower station in downtown Baltimore on April 12, police said.
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Detectives called to the station that day found medics rendering aid to Foster, who died on the scene. Their investigation revealed Foster had been standing near the edge of the platform when he was pushed from behind, fell onto the tracks and was electrocuted, police said.
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It was not immediately clear whether White had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.