Man Pushed onto Train Tracks: Suspect Arrested

0:00On April 1st, surveillance cameras caught a wild scene at Seattle's Northgate train station on March 19th, just before 6pm. A guy named Peter Michael Walbrune got shoved hard toward an oncoming train while scrolling on his phone. The 26-year-old suspect, Elicio Melendez, allegedly lurked nearby before lunging in for the push. Walbrune managed to grab the platform edge and shove the attacker back, sparking a quick scuffle. Melendez bolted after that, ducking behind an elevator to vanish, cops pieced it together fast using extra footage from a nearby hotel. Folks are reeling from how close this was to a total tragedy, especially with trains barreling through pack stations daily. Walbrune walked away shaken, but okay, highlighting risks when we're zoned out on devices. Turns out Melendez has a rough history, including a 2019 charge for stabbing his sister that got dropped over mental health issues. Like Schizophrenia, he dodged another assault case back in 2017-2.

1:00Cops nabbed him on March 24th, holding him on a $750,000 bond for attempted second-degree murder. He got a rain Tuesday with a competency check ordered, so the case rolls on as everyone awaits his next move.