Justine Randall will now undergo another psychiatric evaluation after a Thursday court hearing on charges from three separate incidents involving trains in Brooklyn. It came after she failed to appear the previous day and a bench warrant was issued.

“This is the seventh opportunity, meaning six instances where she has been released without anyone doing anything, any prior judges holding her, even at the risk of our customers and the risk of my employees,” New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow said.             

What You Need To Know

  • 18-year-old Justine Randall is accused of taking three trains in Brooklyn and Queens — being stored on layup tracks — on joyrides, with one instance posted to social media

  • On Thursday in Brooklyn, after judges in cases in Queens and the Bronx released her without bail, a Brooklyn judge finally set bail at $50,000

  • New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow says despite the trains being out of service, they could have collided with other trains and the unauthorized operation puts workers in danger

Crichlow says it’s about time bail was set for the 18-year-old who, just this year alone, is accused of pepper spraying a transit employee in Brooklyn, going into a conductor’s cab at the last stop on the 5 train in the Bronx and steeling an employee’s bag.

Then there were the joyrides: two trains on storage tracks in Brooklyn, one in May near 86th Street —which was put up on social media. Workers saw the culprits, and when one questioned whether they should operate the train in reverse because they could possibly hurt someone, a voice believed to be that of Randall’s is heard saying, “Oh well.”

Then there was another train driven in June at Van Siclen Avenue and one more on July 17 in Queens, operated at speeds of near 40 miles per hour.

Now, Randall faces a slew of charges in three boroughs, including trespassing, reckless endangerment and assault.

“She has taken direct steps right after being released from prison to go right back to do the same thing,” Crichlow said outside of court. “This is not a case of someone who made a mistake. This is a conscious decision by an individual to continue to do things that are unsafe and at peril of our employees and customers.”

In April 2024, Randall was simply riding the train like everyone else, enjoying a nostalgia ride to Yankee’s opening day when NY1’s camera happened to interview her.

Bail was set at $50,000. Randall’s mother walked out of court without her. She and Randall’s lawyer would not speak with reporters.

Her next court appearance in Brooklyn is Sept. 22, but she also must appear for those other cases in the Bronx and Queens next week.