Posted on 10/16/2012 8:09:21 AM PDT by SkyPilot
OCTOBER 12--The Cleveland bus driver who delivered an uppercut to an unruly female passenger told cops that he struck the woman after she grabbed his throat and spit in his face as he was driving, according to police reports.
Artis Hughes, 59, was interviewed by officers shortly after the September 18 confrontation with Shi'dea Lane, 25, on a Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) bus.
Video of the fight (see below) went viral online this week, prompting RTA officials to suspend Hughes, a 22-year veteran, and characterize his behavior as "absolutely unacceptable."
When cops responded to the stopped bus around 4 PM, Hughes and three passengers described Lane (pictured at right) as the incident's aggressor. Hughes told cops that Lane initially boarded the bus without paying, claiming, "I left my bookbag."
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Me too! I wouldn't want to get in a fight with him. What surprised me is that she got up and was right back in his face.
HAHAHA!!! He pulled off her hair extensions after dragging her by the hair and throwing her off the bus! lol! Too funny!!. Skaneeka had the Shid-eaka beaten out of her. lol!
“I don’t speak jive, so I can’t tell what she is saying.”
Y’all gots to git yo’seff a teechin’, baby!;)
LMAO!!!:)
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