Nevada man arrested, accused of punching disabled elderly man on I-80 bus ride
Deputies arrested a Nevada man accused this week of punching an elderly man with disabilities in the face, unprovoked, on a commuter bus traveling on Interstate 80 in Northern California.
The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
“The suspect, unprovoked, punched the victim in the face, breaking the victim’s nose” as the bus was traveling west on I-80, the Sheriff’s Office wrote. “The bus driver stopped at the Colfax bus station, where deputies detained the suspect.”
The Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as Edgar Villegas, 26, of Reno, Nevada.
Villegas was booked Tuesday evening into the Placer County jail in Auburn.
Jail records show Villegas faces felony charges of causing great bodily harm against an elder and of battery leading to serious bodily injury. His bail is set at $140,000.
