NEW YORK — The accused Brooklyn subway shooter was held without bail Thursday afternoon after a federal prosecutor said the heinous attack where 10 straphangers were shot and another 13 injured sent a chill down the spine of every New Yorker.
The rampage by defendant Frank James aboard a crowded N train “was premeditated, it was carefully planned and it caused terror among the victims and our entire city,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Sara Winik during a Brooklyn Federal Court hearing. “The defendant’s mere presence outside federal custody presents a serious risk of danger to the community and he should be detained pending trial.”
Magistrate Judge Roanne Mann quickly agreed, remanding the 62-year suspect who is accused of igniting a smoke bomb before opening fire aboard a packed N train rumbling beneath Sunset Park during the Tuesday morning rush hour.
