​A man accused of trying to push a stranger into the path of an oncoming train in Seattle is now facing an attempted murder charge, after the moment was captured on surveillance video. The incident unfolded at the busy Northgate light rail station, where a man was on the platform waiting for a northbound train when, investigators say, the suspect, Elisio Melendez, suddenly stepped up behind him and tried to shove him onto the tracks as the train approached. Prosecutors say the attack appeared deliberate, with surveillance footage showing Melendez “carefully timed his assault,” waiting until the train entered the station before attempting to push the victim, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. The victim managed to catch himself at the last second, avoiding a potentially deadly fall, but the encounter didn’t end there. Authorities say video shows the suspect trying to push the man a second time before running off.

“This story ends with great work by our Sound Transit deputies who took a dangerous person off the streets,” the King County Sheriff’s Office said, describing the images from the incident as “quite chilling.” Though Melendez initially fled, investigators say a combination of surveillance video and thorough detective work led them to him at a nearby mental health community facility where he lived. Investigators went to a residence on March 24, where an employee identified him and officers took him into custody, according to local media reports. Clothing matching what the suspect was wearing during the incident was recovered from his room, further tying him to the attack. He was arrested and booked into the King County Correctional Facility, where records show he is being held on $750,000 bail on an attempted second-degree murder charge and is awaiting trial. King County prosecutors told Fox News Digital the charge was formally filed March 26 and confirmed the case remains ongoing. A court-ordered competency evaluation is now underway to determine whether Melendez is able to understand the charges and stand trial, with an arraignment to be scheduled once that process is complete.

The case also highlights a troubling history. Prosecutors said Melendez was previously charged in a 2019 domestic violence assault case, but was ultimately found not competent to stand trial and not restorable after multiple court-ordered treatment periods—the maximum allowed under state law. That case was dismissed in February 2021, and he was ordered into civil commitment at Western State Hospital under state supervision, where he remained until January 2022.  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. Chicago’s mayor in a Tuesday news conference doubled down on recent comments that sparked backlash in the wake of the killing of 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman.. At a “No Kings” rally in the Windy City on Saturday, Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed to stop “assaults” on immigrants. The comments came on the same day that Gorman was buried, drawing fierce criticism from some. The suspect in her murder is Jose Medina-Medina, 25, an illegal immigrant from Colombia.. “We have [to] end the assaults against immigrants,” Johnson said at the rally. “We have to get active. First of all, we have to make sure that we’re participating in our democratic process. We’ve already seen election shift around this country, so things are happening. We have signed multiple executive orders to force ICE out of the city of Chicago.”. Asked by a reporter on Tuesday whether he would apologize to Gorman’s parents, Johnson ducked the question.. FATHER OF SLAIN 20-YEAR-OLD KILLED BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ISSUES STARK WARNING AFTER SHERIDAN GORMAN KILLING. “I will again acknowledge the tragedy of the loss of life here,” Johnson said. “You know, look, burying a child is something that no parent should have to do, especially as someone who is a parent. The tragedy that occurred is one that, quite frankly — it challenges us to do better to ensure that we are protecting people — and you know, as far as the call for no kings, what I said, and I still stand by this, that we do have to protect working people. We do have to ensure that the immigrant community is not being assaulted.”. “Violating people’s Constitutional rights does not make us safer,” the mayor continued.. He was asked the same question in a news conference last week, and also answered indirectly.. FACIAL RECOGNITION HELPED CRACK ALLEGED STUDENT MURDER BY ILLEGAL MIGRANT – NEW BILL COULD BAN IT: RET. COP. “Will you take this opportunity to apologize to Sheridan’s parents for the policies that you have promoted, that have directly caused her death? That suspect would not be in the city, would not be in the country, but for your policies. Will you take this opportunity to apologize?” a reporter asked.. “Once again, I believe that we’re all grieving the loss of Sheridan and other folks who have lost their lives because of senseless violence,” Johnson responded. “And let’s just be very clear, between the SAFE-T Act and the welcoming city ordinance, the welcoming city ordinance was passed 40 years ago by the first Black mayor in the history of Chicago, and the SAFE-T Act was passed under the governor at that time, who was a Republican.”. Medina-Medina is accused by prosecutors of hiding behind a lighthouse before running toward Gorman and her friends, firing his weapon indiscriminately. The alleged murder took place in the early morning hours of March 19.. ANGEL PARENTS SLAM ILLINOIS SANCTUARY LAWS AFTER ‘PREVENTABLE’ TRAGEDY IN STUDENT’S DEATH. The ill  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. A Georgia man has been arrested in connection with the decades-old cold case of the rape and murder of a young woman over 40 years ago, authorities announced.. Freddie Lee Granger Jr., 68, is charged with one count of rape, malice murder, aggravated assault and two counts of felony murder stemming from the death of Sandra Kaye Davis, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).. Davis was just 22 years old when authorities with the Waycross Police Department discovered her body next to a home on Kollock Street in Waycross on Sept. 1, 1984, officials said.. ‘LOVERS’ LANE’ MURDERS SUSPECT NABBED DECADES AFTER COUPLE FOUND DEAD IN CAR. Authorities ultimately determined Davis had been strangled to death.. Following the discovery, local officials requested that GBI assist with investigating the case.. The case ultimately ran cold for several decades as authorities continued to investigate.. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X. Nearly 42 years later, DNA technology linked Granger to Davis’ alleged killing, officials said.. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER. Granger was subsequently located and taken into custody on March 31, according to GBI.. SEND US A TIP HERE. He was later booked into the Ware County Jail, authorities said.. LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCAST. The Waycross Police Department, Ware County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia Department of Community Supervision, and GBI’s Cold Case Unit assisted the GBI Regional Investigative Office in both the investigation and arrest of Granger.. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB. The investigation remains ongoing, with authorities asking anyone with information to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office at 912-389-401 or submit a tip online.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. A small plane that crashed into two Phoenix homes last month, injuring three people, appeared to have lost engine power moments after takeoff, federal investigators said.. The National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report that the Piper PA-28-140 experienced rapidly declining engine performance shortly after departing from Deer Valley Airport on March 4, forcing the instructor to attempt an emergency return.. The aircraft, carrying a flight instructor and student pilot, had climbed to roughly 1,700 feet before turning back toward the airport. But the plane was unable to make it.. The engine’s RPM dropped to about 600 to 700 and began vibrating before briefly stabilizing, the report said. Despite the pilot’s efforts to restore power, the engine continued to deteriorate before it completely failed just 5 to 10 seconds before impact.. SMALL PLANE CRASHES INTO PHOENIX HOME MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, INJURING 3. Investigators reviewed home surveillance footage from the neighborhood that shows the small plane flying low over houses before it entered a shallow right turn, dropping its right wing. The wing struck the roof of a home before slamming into an exterior wall of a second home next door. The plane came to rest in the backyard of the second home.. Aerial footage of the aftermath showed wreckage scattered across the roof, including the plane’s right wing still lodged in the roof, while the fuselage sat crumpled in the backyard.. FLORIDA SMALL PLANE CRASH CAPTURED ON DRAMATIC HOME SECURITY VIDEO. The crash shocked residents, one of whom described the impact to FOX10 Phoenix as sounding like “a bomb went off.”. The NTSB said weather conditions were clear at the time, ruling out environmental factors and pointing attention toward mechanical issues as a key focus of the investigation.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. Investigators are now examining the engine and wreckage, which has been recovered to a secure facility, to determine what caused the loss of power.  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. The judge overseeing accused Ivy League assassin Luigi Mangione’s federal case shrugged off his defense team’s push to have the trial delayed, saying she doesn’t want to be “held hostage” by the schedule of a state court judge handling another case against him.. U.S. Marshals escorted Mangione into the courtroom at 11:24 a.m. He wore a tan jail jumpsuit with his sleeves rolled up, leg shackles and no handcuffs.. The judge entered a minute later.. Karen Friedman Agnifilo, one of Mangione’s lead defense lawyers, asked for several months of extra time, saying Mangione’s legal team needed to prepare for the federal case after his state trial.. MANGIONE’S LAWYERS MAKE SECOND TRY TO TOSS MURDER WEAPON EVIDENCE IN NEW YORK STATE COURT. “I don’t think what we’re asking for is unreasonable,” she said.. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X. Assistant U.S. Attorney Dominic Gentile argued that the defense’s logistical concerns could be addressed by changing the jury questionnaire schedule, which was set for a capital case. Mangione no longer faces the potential death penalty.. He added that both cases are expected to rely on the same facts and witnesses.. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER. Judge Margaret Garnett said she was more concerned about the jury selection process rather than trial prep — telling the parties she doesn’t envision a particularly complex proceeding.. She said her role is to ensure Mangione gets a fair trial in her courtroom, and she said whatever happens in the state case is not her concern.. SEND US A TIP HERE. Mangione faces numerous charges at the state and federal level in connection with the December 2024 assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a 50-year-old father of two from Minnesota who was in New York City for a work conference when a gunman snuck up behind him and opened fire.. The state trial, scheduled to take place before his federal trial, is expected to garner massive public attention and make jury selection more difficult, she explained.. LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCAST. “I’m a little troubled,” she said.. After a roughly 30-minute hearing, she proposed keeping close to the schedule put forth in February, with jury selection in the fall and opening statements on Oct. 26 or Nov. 2.. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB. The federal hearing came just under a month after a New York judge told Mangione’s defense to be ready for the state trial on June 8. Judge Gregory Carro had floated the idea of delaying it only if the federal trial was delayed first.. Bailiffs escorted Mangione out of that hearing after an unexpected outburst in which he claimed to be the victim of double jeopardy.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. “It’s the same trial twice,” he said. “One plus one is two. Double jeopardy by any common sense.”. Both courts have dismissed the most severe counts, but Mangione still faces life in