Man Inappropriately Touched Woman On Weehawken Light Rail: PD

WEEHAWKEN, NJ — A man who had just been released from jail is accused of inappropriately touching a woman while they both were riding the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Tuesday night in Weehawken.

Police say he approached the woman at 9 p.m. on a northbound light rail train near the Port Imperial station.

“I want to thank our officers for their quick actions and outstanding police work to get this suspect off of the transit system and held accountable for his actions,” said New Jersey Transit Police Chief Christopher Trucillo. “Our officers are working day and night to keep a vigilant watch over the transit system and criminal acts such as this will not be tolerated.”

Police say Darrell Jordan, 25, slapped the female passenger on the buttocks and fled the scene.

NJ Transit police immediately responded and carried out a thorough search of the area that led to his arrest.

Jordan, whose last known address is in Jersey City, was charged with criminal sexual contact and was being held at the Hudson County Jail pending an arraignment.

The victim did not request medical attention.

Jordan has an extensive criminal history that includes 14 arrests by the NJTPD since January 2019, including a charge of criminal sexual contact in June; a charge of lewdness/masturbation in public in August; and charges of sexual assault in the second degree, endangering the welfare of a minor third degree and public masturbation, also in August.

He had just been released from jail over the weekend following his arrest on another charge last week.