Bus driver charged for assaulting pregnant woman on Ride On bus, police say
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. () — A bus driver was charged for allegedly assaulting a pregnant woman on a Ride On bus Monday, officials in Montgomery County said.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) responded to the 5400 block of Wisconsin Avenue in Chevy Chase on Feb. 3.
Video evidence showed a verbal altercation began on a Ride On bus between 36-year-old Paul Simms – the bus driver – and a pregnant woman.
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The argument escalated and Simms began strangling and physically assaulting the woman before throwing her to the ground outside of the bus.
MCPD said he was charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, crime of violence against a pregnant person and reckless endangerment.
He was being held at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where he awaits a bond hearing.
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