American homeless woman of Portland found guilty of shoving toddler onto train tracks 

Brianna Lace Workman, 33, was found guilty on Wednesday after she shoved a three-year-old girl onto train tracks in Portland in December 2022

By Edward Era Barbacena 

The homeless Portland white woman who shoved a toddler onto train tracks in December 2022 will head to a mental institution after being found guilty of the heinous crime.  

Brianna Lace Workman, 33, was convicted Wednesday on five charges after she deliberately pushed a three-year-old child onto Max Light Rail train tracks at the Gateway Transit Center in Oregon. 

The little girl fell face-first onto the tracks but was quickly rescued by another passenger before a train came by. She was left with a red mark on her head and a headache. 

Workman was charged with first-degree attempted assault, third-degree assault, interfering with public transportation, second-degree disorderly conduct, and recklessly endangering another person. She was found guilty except for insanity on all charges. 

According to KATU, the unnamed victim and her family, who had no prior interaction with Workman, were present at the hearing and 'look forward to their continued healing.' 

TriMet officers responded to the frightening encounter that was captured on surveillance video as Workman snuck up behind the child and her mother and pushed the toddler forward. 

There were no trains coming when the girl was shoved onto the medal tracks, witnesses said. 

Blaine Danley, a MAX rider, told KPTV there is 'no excuse' for what Workman did. 

'I don't understand why someone would do something like that,' Danley said. 

Another rider, Michael Reed, told Fox 12 that what she did was 'really cruel,' and that 'people just don't care anymore.' 

This is not Workman's first criminal offense, as the woman was also arrested in June 2021 after she slashed a man with a knife after he invited her to her house for a meal. 

According to court documents, Workman said she had 'blacked out' and 'had a mental breakdown' at the time of the violent incident