Man Spits On Metro Bus Driver Days After Urine-Throwing Incident: Police

WASHINGTON, DC — A man was arrested for allegedly spitting on a bus driver during morning rush hour Tuesday, according to reports, just days after a Southeast woman threw a cup of her own urine on a bus driver.

Police arrested Coleman James Miller, 31, and charged him with simple assault, according to WJLA. The incident took place in the 4200 block of Minnesota Ave.

On Aug. 30, Opal L. Brown, 38, allegedly threw a cup of her urine at an X2 Metrobus driver. On-board digital cameras captured Brown relieving herself into a cup toward the back of the bus shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday. As the bus arrived at Minnesota Ave and Benning Road, NE, Brown allegedly threw the urine around the protective shield and onto the bus operator.

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Brown, who has been a metro rider for 35 years, told an NBC Washington reporter that she was "provoked" because the bus driver was rude.

"She said 'Have a nice day' all sarcastically," Brown told the reporter. "She could have been more courteous."

ATU Local 689—a group that represents the operators, clerical and maintenance workers of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority—released a statement about the incident saying they've been encouraging Metro to make reforms on operator assaults for years.

Many members of ATU Local 689 were at the court hearing and pushed for tougher consequences for anyone who assaults a bus driver, according to NBC Washington.

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