{
  "case_number": "2025-200215",
  "Details": "The Madison Police Department is investigating after a passenger hit a Metro bus driver Monday morning.\n\r\nTwo detectives were walking down W. Main Street around 10:20 a.m. when someone approached them saying a bus driver needed help.\n\r\nThe suspect boarded a back entrance of the bus and refused to pay. He hit a safety partition and became angry when confronted by the driver. The suspect then punched the driver and was outside of the bus when detectives arrived.\n\r\nThe suspect was arrested for battery to a public transit operator, resisting and six counts of bail jumping. Mental health experts were consulted on this case. The suspect was taken to the hospital for additional help.\nReleased 05/13/2025 at 2:57 PM by PIO Stephanie Fryer",
  "url": "https://www.cityofmadison.com/police/newsroom/incidentreports/incident.cfm?id=32440",
  "published": "Tue, 13 May 2025 14:57:00 CDT"
}