Bus driver beats passenger, puts him in ch0kehold for allegedly spitting on him
A New Jersey bus driver was filmed severely beating a passenger who reportedly spat on him and disrespected him.
He put the passenger in a chokehold almost cutting out his air supply before he released him.
The driver, Toron Walker, was arrested after the violent altercation with the male passenger erupted on a crowded bus in Newark on Friday afternoon, August 16, RLS Media reported.
Footage of the ordeal allegedly showed the driver pinning the male passenger down to one of the seats by his neck before slamming him down in the middle of the aisle.
The driver then landed several blows to the passenger’s head, one clip shows.
“You f***ed up. What the f**k is wrong with you? You want to spit?” Walker could be heard shouting as he continued to punch the commuter.
At one point, Walker was filmed getting the man in a chokehold as horrified passengers screamed for him to stop.
Cops eventually boarded the bus, which was stopped at Court Street near Broad Street, and found Walker allegedly still pummeling the passenger, Newark’s Department of Public Safety said.
He was cuffed and later slapped with an aggravated assault charge.
Watch the video here.