Passenger gets nude in Sunday Red Line ruckus
A passenger on a Sunday morning Red Line train injured five people, including two Chicago police officers, leading to a brief Red Line shutdown, The Tribune reports. The Sun-Times reports cops chased him a few blocks before capturing him.
In the preceding mayhem, the 18-year-old passenger:
- Attacked three CTA security officers, injuring them.
- Took off his clothes when Chicago police arrived.
- Punched out a train window.
- Was hit with pepper spray, which didn't slow him down.
- Was shot with a stun gun, again with no effect.
- Ran out of the back of the train where he was finally captured by two cops.
All on a Sunday morning. I wonder if he was just agitated because he was last for church services?
So that's why I was almost late for work yesterday. The Hulk was riding the Red line. Good to know, as the automated announcer didn't tell us anything.
Posted by: Cheryl | January 16, 2006 at 10:52 AM
So, when I read this story, I didn't see the CTA line - and yet, instinctively, I KNEW it was the Red Line. Or as a co-worker and I have taken to calling it "The Crazy Train."
Posted by: fillB | January 16, 2006 at 05:25 PM
that guy had to have been manic as fuck. pepper spray...nothing. stun gun...nothing. or, i suppose, pcp. yeah, i bet it was pcp. that's wack.
Posted by: jocelyn | January 17, 2006 at 04:31 PM
He was on PCP.
Posted by: T.Taylor | January 18, 2006 at 10:27 AM