Subway shooting suspect arrested without incident

Suspected Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James was stopped on the street and arrested by NYPD officers who were responding to a crime stoppers tip, New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said.

“Moments ago Frank Robert James was stopped on the street and arrested by members of the New York City Police Department. Officers and response to a crime stoppers tip stopped Mr. James at 1:42 p.m. at the corner of St. Marks Place and 1st Ave. in Manhattan,” the official said.

“He was taken into custody without incident and has been transported to NYPD facility,” Sewell continued.

James will be charged with committing yesterday’s “appalling crime in Brooklyn,” the official said. “We were able to shrink his world quickly, there was no where else for him to run,” she added.

The Brooklyn US Attorney said today that the subway shooting suspect will be charged in federal court.

Breon Peace, US attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said that Frank James will face multiple counts, including the use of a dangerous weapon to cause death and serious injury to passengers and employees on the New York subway system. 

He will face a sentence of up to life imprisonment if convicted, Peace said.