A man suspected of stealing the cell phone of a woman struck and killed by a train in Boston has turned himself in to police, authorities say.
The phone has been recovered, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Transit Police said, and the man -- whose name has not been released -- will likely be arraigned on a charge of larceny, they said.
At the scene of the fatal accident in downtown Boston Thursday, the woman's phone "became dislodged upon impact," landing on the platform of the Downtown Crossing station, transit police said.
The man, whose picture was released by the transit police on Twitter, picked up the phone and casually walked away, video released by the MTBA showed.
In the video, the suspect could be seen walking toward the phone, contained in a distinctive orange case, covering it with his foot, then bending down to pick it up.
The woman, whose identity has not been released, was seen by witnesses standing on the station platform of the MTBA's Red Line with a companion and leaning over the cautionary yellow line.
The victim waited until the train was "really, really" close and then jumped into its path, said witness Jackline Moeda, who was also waiting on the platform for the incoming southbound train.
"I'd never seen anything like that in my life," Moeda said. "Her friend turned around and I'll never forget the look on her face...She just looked in shock, like all of us were."
MTBA Police Lt. said the department received a call about the incident around 10 p.m.
Doors on the train reportedly remained closed for 5 minutes before MTBA police evacuated the passengers.
"People outside on the platform were gasping and crying," Rachel Denham said.
Downtown Crossing is the second busiest station in the MBTA commuter rail network.
The alleged phone thief, after turning himself in at Transit Police headquarters Friday night, was arrested then released on bail, spokesman Lieutenant Richard Sullivan said.
Police would only say he was a 26-year-old from Brockton, south of Boston.
The release of the video brought messages of shock over the suspect's actions, he said.
"A lot of people are outraged," he said.
