Bernard Goetz, White Man in ’84 Subway Shooting of Unarmed Black Teens, Faces Marijuana Charges
/Nearly three decades after becoming notorious as the subway rider who shot four Black teenagers on a Manhattan train, Bernard H. Goetz found himself back in the news on Saturday, after being charged with trying to sell marijuana to an undercover police officer.
Mr. Goetz, 65, was arrested Friday evening after attempting to sell $30 worth of marijuana to the female officer, the police said. The officer approached him in Union Square and asked if he was selling, according to the police. Mr. Goetz said that he was, and went back to his apartment. When he returned, about 7:30 p.m., he was arrested.
