An Oregon woman is being held without bail after she was arraigned Thursday for allegedly pushing a 3-year-old boy onto train tracks while the boy and mother waited at a Portland train station, the Department of the Multnomah County Sheriff in a statement.
Brianna Lace Workman, 32, is accused of pushing the boy face-first onto the tracks of the Gateway Transit Center MAX platform in northeast Portland without “provocation.”
A passerby rescued the boy from the tracks before a train arrived.
VIOLENT PUSHING IN THE METRO CAUGHT ON CAMERA CAUSES OUTRAGE AFTER THE MAYOR PROMISED TO FLOOD WITH THE POLICE
Video appeared to show the suspect jumping off a beach and pushing the 3-year-old onto the tracks.
(Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office)
The 3-year-old boy suffered a severe headache and a red mark on his forehead from hitting his face on the track, according to the statement.
The boy landed face-first on the tracks, video shows.
(Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office)
Surveillance video released by the district attorney’s office of the incident appears to show the suspect jumping from where she was sitting on a bench on the platform and pushing the boy, who was standing in front of her.
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Workman was charged with attempted assault in the first degree, assault in the third degree, interfering with public transportation, disorderly conduct in the second degree and recklessly endangering another person.
