Matthew Sciarrino News Today

The turn-em-loose judge who released an alleged predator who randomly punches people left the bench Friday -- just days after the bizarre ruling -- and is headed for Florida.

”It’s hurtful to see him again,” said Tanya Hinton McCray, the MTA train operator who told police she was punched by Jean-Francois Coste on Dec. 16 at the Stillwell Ave.-Coney Island station in Brooklyn.

Jonathan Mikhaylov, 23, of Gravesend, was indicted Wednesday on manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and other charges for the dramatic June 10, 2021 wreck.

Alvin Charles, 43, is accused of getting into an argument with victim Tommy Bailey, also 43, on a Canarsie-bound L train at around 8:50 p.m. Friday. He stabbed and slashed Bailey repeatedly in the head, neck and torso, killing him, according to a criminal complaint.