Authorities have charged a man in New York City with reckless endangerment after allegedly intervening to protect a woman.
Last Tuesday night at a Manhattan subway station, John Rote, 43, fired two shots at a homeless man who had threatened a woman, according to The New York Times.
He was subsequently charged with multiple counts, including criminal possession of a firearm, reckless endangerment and menacing.
Officials reprimanded Rote for his response.
The Daily Wire reports:
“I want to be clear: we don't tolerate this kind of conduct in NYC Transit, period,” said NYC Transit President Richard Davey. “Once again cameras recorded a perpetrator, and we are grateful the NYPD made an arrest within hours. Thank goodness nobody was hurt here – but what occurred was outrageous, reckless, and unacceptable.”
Matthew Roesch, 49, allegedly accosted a woman while he was holding open an emergency gate. Police say that he then tried to take her purse which was when “another customer pulled out a gun and tried to intervene,” according to Davey.
“Roesch demands a dollar for letting her enter the subway illegally,” said NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny. “Mr. Roesch begins to follow her, demanding money. She won't give it to him. He says, ‘Give me a dollar, or I'm going to take your purse.'”
Rote then told Roesch to “leave her alone” before firing a shot at Roesch's feet, according to Kenny. Police say Rote told them that he threw his gun into the East River after the incident.
Roesch has been charged with attempted robbery. He was released under court-ordered supervision. Rote's bail was set at $10,000.
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