UPDATE: Frank James called Crime Stoppers on himself from an East Village McDonald’s but left before officers arrived, two officials told The Daily Beast. Three “Good Samaritans” then pointed him out on the street.
, 62, is facing several charges, including terrorism against a mass transit system, after letting off two smoke bombs then opening fire in a subway car in Sunset Park on Tuesday morning, injuring at least two dozen people. Two law enforcement sources told The Daily Beast that James called Crime Stoppers from the fast food joint but left before cops arrived.
The complaint notes that he also left an orange jacket with reflective tape on the subway platform with a receipt in one of the pockets for a storage unit in Philadelphia—which became crucial to identifying him. Once investigators established James’ identity, they dug into his history. NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig told reporters Wednesday that James had nine prior arrests in New York City between 1992 and 1998, including possession of burglary tools, criminal sex acts, theft of services, and criminal tampering. He also has a criminal history in Wisconsin and New Jersey, where he had previously lived.
As authorities dug into James’ history, they came across multiple unhinged videos on his Youtube and Facebookand ranted about his mental health struggled, the criminal complaint notes.
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