New York Daily News

Nov. trial for gal in subway bugout

- Christina Carrega

A WOMAN WHO caused chaos by hurling hundreds of crickets in a crowded subway car will go on trial for her crazy stunt in Brooklyn on Nov. 14.

Zaida Pugh faces misdemeano­r charges of reckless endangerme­nt, obstructio­n, falsely reporting an incident and disorderly conduct. The trial date was set Monday.

Pugh, 22, was busted in August 2016 for pretending to be a homeless woman selling 300 crickets and 300 worms on a Brooklynbo­und D train. She then opened the jar, sending the critters scurrying.

A panicked straphange­r pulled the emergency brake, trapping the train on the Manhattan Bridge.

Pugh, of the Bronx, and two other cohorts conspired for the cell phone-recorded mayhem. If convicted, the stunt could land her on Rikers Island for up to a year. Charges were dismissed against one of her cohorts, while the other pleaded guilty to his role in the prank.

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