Overview

• An administrative judge in Bronx Criminal Court dismissed the summons on Tuesday as “facially insufficient,” ending the case.
• O’Keefe was handcuffed and removed from a Metro-North train on Sept. 18 after a passenger complaint, then issued a disorderly conduct summons, not arrested, and allowed to take the next train.
• MTA Police say body-worn and onboard video showed O’Keefe with both legs across an adjacent seat and that he refused to exit, delaying service for about six minutes.
• O’Keefe, who is Black, alleges he was targeted because of race and said he was “harassed and detained for sitting while Black,” vowing to continue civil-rights advocacy.
• MTA Chair Janno Lieber previously cast the episode as routine rule enforcement and the agency did not provide comment on the dismissal.