The woman who dragged a 66-year-old MTA bus passenger on the floor and out the front door of the vehicle in a ruthless purse mugging has been arrested, cops say.
Mahogany Coles, 27, was busted Monday, a week after she targeted the stranger on board the S51 bus traveling east on Bay Street around 9:30 p.m. April 3, authorities said.
Coles approached the older passenger before grabbing her purse — which the victim refused to hand over, cops said.
The suspect then allegedly dragged the victim across the floor of the moving bus to get her to hand over the bag, according to cops — and didn’t let go until she’d yanked her through the open front door and out onto the sidewalk, the victim told The Staten Island Advance.
The robber fled with the victim’s bag, which contained cash, credit cards and other personal belongings, cops said.
The victim suffered swelling on her body and sought medical attention on her own.
The woman, who declined to give her name, told the Advance that no one on the bus or the street did anything to help as the suspect took off with her Coach bag, the victim said.
“I was yelling and screaming at her, ‘Hey, this is my bag!’” she said.
“But she was very strong and twisted the bag out of my hands.”
“That bag was very sentimental to me,” the victim added to the outlet. “I also lost a pair of Michael Kors sunglasses and all of my credit cards.
“I feel so bad, I can’t even find the words to express my feelings.”
“You are not free to walk outside and enjoy life,” the older woman said.
Coles is now charged with robbery and assault, authorities said.
Online records show that she was released on her own recognizance last month after an aggravated harassment arrest in Staten Island on Jan. 31.
A temporary order of protection was also issued in connection to that case.