Stalker Shoves Woman Onto Train Tracks As She Fends Him Off With 'Wet Floor' Sign

A woman was reportedly found fending off a stalker with a broom and a “Wet Floor” sign at a Brooklyn subway station before the man pushed her onto the subway tracks. A video of the incident was captured by a bystander and has been making the rounds on the internet.

The attack reportedly took place on the Northbound 3 and 4 platforms at the Utica Avenue-Eastern Parkway station on Wednesday, Aug. 25.

The stalker, identified as John Merritt, 24, has been arrested and charged with assault, menacing, and harassment after he followed the 28-year-old woman, spit at her, beat her with different objects, and shoved her onto the subway tracks, New York Post reported.

“He was acting erratic and he started to spit at me, is how it started,” the victim, who asked not to be identified, said.

Merritt reportedly started following her as she tried to get on a train. However, she decided against getting on the train as she believed that the police officials will not be able to rush to her help in a moving vehicle.

“So I stayed on the platform and he decided that it was the best idea to spit at me,” she said.

A video that a bystander recorded on his phone showed that the assault intensified after the woman decided to stay on the platform as Merritt can be seen grabbing different objects and hitting her with them.

In return, the victim reportedly grabbed a yellow “Wet Floor” sign and began swinging it at Merritt to fight him off. Instead of backing down, Merritt shoved the woman toward the subway tracks.

The victim, who fell backward onto the subway tracks, got back up onto the platform with the help of a Good Samaritan. She then went after Merritt, grabbed a broom that he was holding, and beat him with it.

Merritt then tried to flee on a train but was arrested by the police officers who had already arrived at the scene. Merritt has been arrested and charged with assault, menacing, and harassment.

The victim was treated by an Emergency medical technician (EMT) on the scene. The victim said that she was not able to walk and had bruises and cuts on her legs, arms, and face.

“I’m glad I was able to get pulled out of the train tracks, and before the train came. I’m glad to be here today,” the woman said.

In a similar but unrelated incident, a 15-year-old girl identified as Katie J. Ackerson died after she was hit by a train in the railroad crossing at North Whitesboro Street near Hancock Street on Wednesday, Aug. 25 evening. Ackerson's body was found in a nearby drainage ditch, WQAD reported.

Ackerson reportedly walked around lowered railroad gates after a train went through the crossing and walked onto the tracks before she was hit by a second train, according to the investigators.