STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- An 18-year-old man is accused by authorities of robbing and threatening a rider at the Arthur Kill train station.
The suspect, Justin Messado, 18, of Hill Street in the Stapleton Houses, was arrested on Tuesday at about 4 p.m. at the 120th Precinct in St. George.
Messado allegedly followed the victim off the Staten Island Railway train and onto the platform on June 9 at about 1:05 p.m. at the Arthur Kill train station in Charleston, according to the criminal complaint and police.
"I don't want to be violent, just give me all of your stuff or I'm going to book you," Messado allegedly said to the victim.
"I've got nothing to lose. If you call the cops it's easy to make bail and I'll be out there looking for you again."
The robber used intimation and verbal demands to obtain an undisclosed amount of money from the victim, according to police.
The robber was a stranger to the victim, according to police.
Messado has been charged with robbery, petit larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and harassment, according to the criminal complaint.