Crime & Safety
Party Bus Ride to Country Music Show Interrupted By Fight, Arrest On I-80: Cops
A man was taken off the bus and carted off to the county jail before he got to the country music concert.
A private bus carrying country music fans to a Tinley Park concert made an unexpected stop in Joliet after a fight broke out on the vehicle, police said.
A group of concert-goers from Braidwood was taking the bus to Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre to see the Jason Aldean show Friday night. But for one fan, 22-year-old Brandon Cunning, the ride ended on Interstate 80 near Midland Avenue.
The bus stopped and the cops were called after Cunning attacked another man, according to the state police.
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The state police took Cunning into custody and he was booked into the Will County jail on charges of aggravated battery and resisting a police officer. Prosecutors filed only the misdemeanor resisting charge when Cunning went to court the next day.
Cunning was freed on $1,000 bail after his court appearance.
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