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June 25,
2003
Contact:
Lynn Kimbrough, 720-913-9025
MAN CHARGED WITH
PULLING A KNIFE ON BUS DRIVER
Denver District Attorney Bill
Ritter, Jr. formally charged a man accused of pulling a knife on
an RTD bus driver in a dispute over a transfer.
Louis Bueno (DOB: 1-3-83) is charged
with endangering public transportation (F3) and
menacing (F5).
The incident happened just after
midnight on June 20, 2003 when a passenger argued with the bus
driver about a transfer, then pushed the driver. The charges
allege that the passenger then pulled out a knife and pointed it
at the driver. The driver stopped and pushed the man off the
bus. He was later located by Denver police officers and
arrested.
Bueno remains in custody in the
Denver County Jail. His bond was set at $50,000. He will
appear in Denver County Court on Friday, June 27, 2003 at 9 a.m.
in room 12T to be advised of the charges.
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