A younger lady accused of repeatedly breaking into and driving subway trains all through the transit system was in custody Wednesday after blowing off a Brooklyn Supreme Court docket look Tuesday.
Cops arrested Justine Randall-Pizarro, 18, shortly earlier than 11 p.m. Tuesday evening on the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station of the A, C and G strains — hours after a bench warrant was issued for her failure to seem at a Brooklyn Supreme Court docket arraignment.
Randall-Pizarro — who lastly did seem in court docket Wednesday in handcuffs and shackles, escorted by two plainclothes law enforcement officials — pleaded not responsible to a slew of prices stemming from 4 separate transit break-ins previously 4 months.
The teenager stands accused of stealing MTA employees’ gear from parked trains on two separate events, breaking right into a parked subway practice in East New York and driving it at speeds of 40 mph, and assaulting a transit employee with pepper spray whereas trying to interrupt right into a parked R practice in south Brooklyn.
Justine Randall-Pizarro was slated to be in court docket Aug. 5 to face indictment in a slew of transit-related circumstances — however she was a no-show.
“I drove even faster than that one that went viral. They went 36 [or] something,” she stated, an obvious reference to the six boys arrested for taking up a parked R practice in January.
“I think I went 40 [mph],” she stated.
In court docket Wednesday, Assistant District Legal professional Devin Ly painted an image of Randall-Pizarro as a serial transit trespasser.
“Since September of 2024,the defendant has accumulated over 20 arrests, with all of these arrests occurring within the confines of the Metropolitan (Transportation) Authority system,” Ly stated. “The defendant not only poses a danger to herself, but to millions of transit civilians who use the train system every single day.”
Noting that Randall-Pizarro had failed to point out as much as court docket the day past, prosecutors requested Choose Heidi Cesare to remand Randall-Pizarro into custody, or else set a $30,000 money bail.
Authorized Help lawyer Brian Slater stated Randall-Pizarro’s attorneys can be asking the court docket to think about a mental-health analysis from an earlier arrest within the Bronx.
Randall-Pizarro had been within the constructing on Tuesday, Slater stated, however was “unable to walk into the courtroom.”
“Why did she not come to court yesterday?” Cesare requested.
“She is suffering from several issues,” Slater stated. “Due to her youth and her mental health issues, she made a poor decision yesterday.”
Cesare remanded Randall-Pizarro into custody pending a bail listening to set for Thursday.
Along with her Brooklyn circumstances, the teenager can be dealing with prices in Queens for allegedly piloting an N practice above Astoria final month whereas video-chatting with a good friend on FaceTime.
Initially Printed: August 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM EDT
