The conductor said Lolja became irate and belligerent on the platform when informed that he’d have to wait 20 minutes for the next train because of a service change.
At one point, he demanded the conductor call the command center to learn the exact location of the nearest train, she said. He also demanded the transit workers’ names, which they are not supposed to reveal, and followed them around the platform, sticking his cellphone “in our faces,” the conductor said.
“I don’t know if he was doing video or taking pictures, but it was one or the other,” she said. “He was so in my face, when I put my hands up to block him, his phone fell. I went to shield my face because I didn’t know what he was going to do. I just wanted to get out of this man’s way.”
Police on Wednesday released a video showing a man running from the Tremont Ave. station with a smirk on his face. He was a suspect in the attack, police said, asking the public to call them with tips about his identity.
On Thursday, six days after the incident, Mirjan walked into a precinct and told other officers he was the man in the video. He claimed the conductor started the confrontation by grabbing his cellphone.
He hasn’t been charged, but odds are that he will. Most cops are good and they don’t run.
