Overview

• Justine Randall-Pizarro was arrested just before 11 p.m. on August 5 at the Hoyt–Schermerhorn station after a Brooklyn judge issued a bench warrant for skipping her arraignment.
• She pleaded not guilty on August 6 in Brooklyn Supreme Court and was remanded into custody by Judge Heidi Cesare pending a bail hearing.
• On August 7, Judge Herbert Moses ordered $50,000 cash bail and $75,000 bond and required a new mental-health evaluation after deeming her May report too old.
• Her defense team is pressing for a court-ordered psychiatric assessment and placement in a treatment facility, citing her youth and psychological issues.
• Prosecutors say she has been arrested over 20 times since September 2024 for stealing MTA workers’ gear, hijacking out-of-service trains at speeds up to 40 mph, and assaulting a transit worker with pepper spray, underscoring persistent subway security gaps.