Teens Charged for Assault, Death of Passerby Who Jumped on Train Tracks to Help Victim

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Following the death of Roland Hueston, the man who was killed while helping a victim of assault off of subway train tracks in the Bronx, two teens involved in the incident turned themselves in at two different Bronx precincts and were arrested.

At about 2:40 a.m. on January 1, a group of individuals approached a 38-year-old man, identified by police as "Victim #1" in the Fordham Road subway station. According to officials with the New York Police Department, they approached him, displayed a knife and began physically assaulting him.

"During the assault, the victim fell to the roadbed while an oncoming train approached," NYPD officials said.

Hueston, 36, tried to get the victim off of the tracks, but he was hit by the oncoming train and killed. "Victim #1" was not hit by the train and was taken to a nearby hospital. He was treated for a fractured arm and released.

On January 12, a 17-year-old male and a 16-year-old male, turned themselves into police and were arrested. The 17-year-old's charges include murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, attempted manslaughter, robbery, gang assault and assault. The 16-year-old was charged with murder, manslaughter, robbery, gang assault and assault.

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