@matrix According to a criminal complaint, Smith allegedly slugged the straphanger in the head out of nowhere while the victim was waiting for a No. 4 train — then shoved him onto the subway tracks.

Smith claimed self-defense to authorities {snip}

“Is it looking bad for me?” Smith allegedly asked cops of the case, according to the complaint. “My thing is, he said something to me inappropriate first. I was defending myself. Can I just say one thing before I get inside? I was defending myself.

“Why am I in trouble? Why are you doing this? I don’t have a record,” he said. “Am I getting booked for this? I did push him.”

Smith, who lives in Williamsburg, was previously arrested Oct. 6 for allegedly snatching a 51-year-old woman’s keys and injuring her hand {snip}

https://www.amren.com/news/2022/10/suspect-in-nyc-knockout-game-subway-attack-held-on-20k-bail/