Suspect charged in stabbing on CTA bus on Chicago's Lower West Side
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Chicago man was charged with stabbing another man during a fight on a CTA bus Tuesday morning on the Lower West Side.
Michael Willard, 30, was charged with aggravated battery with the use of a deadly weapon.
Police said around 9:40 a.m., a 22-year-old man got into a fight with another man, identified as Willard, on a CTA bus in the 2500 block of South Ashland Avenue.
The victim suffered a cut to his face and a stab wound to his right hand. He was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in good condition.
Willard was taken into custody in the 2600 block of South Ashland Avenue. He is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.
In a separate incident just hours earlier, another man was stabbed on a different bus on Ashland Avenue—near 71st Street. Investigators late Tuesday were still looking for the man who got on the bus just after 4 a.m. and robbed a passenger on board.
When the victim gave chase, the suspect turned and cut them. The victim is expected to recover.
The video above is from a previous report.
