UPDATE: New York City subway rice cooker-scare suspect arrested
NEW YORK - A homeless man from West Virginia faced charges on Saturday for allegedly placing two devices that looked like pressure cookers in a New York City subway station, forcing an evacuation and snarling the morning commute, police said.
Griffin’s cousin Tara Brumfield told a Huntington, West Virginia, television station that he is a good person who has been dealing with mental health issues. A third cooker of the same make, year and model was found about 2 miles away on a sidewalk in the Chelsea neighbourhood, prompting another police investigation.
“It is possible that somebody put out a bunch of items in the trash today and this guy picked them up and then discarded them, or it’s possible that this was an intentional act.” Multiple subway lines were partially suspended during the police investigation, and delays continued throughout the morning.
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