Editor's Note: The above video aired on Jan. 28.
NEW YORK (PIX11) – A 15-year-old boy was arrested on Thursday in connection with a group of kids who took an R train on a joy ride through the subway in Queens, according to authorities.
The teen will face charges of reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and criminal trespassing.
He’s the third teenager to be arrested this week in connection with the incident after another 15-year-old boy and 17-year-old boy were taken into custody on Monday.
Police say a group of six entered the subway at the Forest Hills-71 Avenue station on Jan. 25 just before 10:30 p.m.
The kids then drove the train for an unknown distance and damaged its security camera by marking it, officials report.
Despite damaging the cameras, the group was still caught on video entering the train.
Police are still searching for the three others who may be involved and are offering up to $3,500 for information that may lead to an arrest.
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Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here.
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