Overview

• O’Keefe, a former writer for The Bear, was handcuffed and taken off an MTA train after a passenger complained about how he was sitting.
• He recorded the encounter and posted video showing officers ordering him off before detaining him on the platform.
• O’Keefe alleges a white passenger told him to “correct” his posture and that a companion said he “wasn’t the minority anymore.”
• MTA Police told USA Today they responded to an “unruly passenger,” denied making an arrest, and said he had been occupying two seats.
• O’Keefe says he was released without charges, was not told the complainant was questioned, and later received an MTA letter expressing regret.