'Disturbed' Man Who Grabbed Baby On J Train Faces Kidnapping Charges, Police Say

BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN — The man who tried to tear a four-month-old baby away from her terrified mother as they rode on the J train now faces kidnapping charges, according to police.

Rafael Martinez, 30, tried to pull the baby girl away from her mother on a J train near the Alabama Avenue station in Cypress Hills on Sunday around 11 p.m., police said.

Martinez first tried to talk to the child’s 21-year-old mother and 42-year-old grandmother, but when the women moved away from the clearly disturbed man, he lunged for the baby carriage, said police.

The two women struggled with Martinez until two fellow passengers came to the rescue — together they fended Martinez off until police could arrive to arrest him, according to police.

Martinez now faces charges of attempted kidnapping, endangering the welfare of a child, menacing, harassment and criminal possession of a controlled substance, court records show.

Martinez was arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court Monday night, held on a $7,5000 bail, and is expected to return to court on April 14, court records show.

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