Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Artis Hughes could face up to six months in jail when he is sentenced
Artis Hughes -- the former RTA bus driver who is accused of uppercutting an unruly female passenger -- pleaded "no contest" to a charge of assault Tuesday morning in Shaker Heights Municipal Court, according to NewsNet5. The judge found Hughes guilty but did not sentence him. Hughes could face up to six months in jail or $1,000 in fines when he is sentenced. Hughes' sentencing hearing has not been scheduled. Meanwhile, Shidea Lane -- the woman Hughes is accused of striking -- was charged with disorderly conduct and a trial has been scheduled for May 2 in Shaker Heights Municipal Court. Hughes, 59, and Lane, 25, were involved in an altercation — which was recorded on a cell phone and later became a viral video — on an RTA bus in Beachwood …
Friday, March 8, 2013
Artis Hughes' hearing was set for March 27 but union president reports that the RTA's lawyer has requested that it be postponed to May
Arbitration over the firing of a Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority bus driver may be postponed, according to Amalgamated Transit Union Local 268 President William Nix. Artis Hughes — the former RTA bus driver who is accused of uppercutting an unruly female passenger — was fired following the altercation. According to an email Nix sent Patch, counsel for the RTA requested that the arbitration hearing scheduled for March 27 be postponed to late May or June. A reason was not given in the email and the lawyer did not return a phone call from Patch. Hughes, 59, and Shidea Lane, 25, were involved in an altercation — which was recorded on a cell phone and later became a viral video — on an RTA bus in Beachwood last fall. Lane …
Friday, March 1, 2013
A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for RTA driver Artis Hughes, who is accused of assaulting an unruly female passenger
Artis Hughes -- the former RTA bus driver who is accused of uppercutting an unruly female passenger -- was scheduled to have a pretrial hearing in his assault case Thursday in Shaker Heights Municipal court. However, a change of plea hearing has been scheduled for April 2 instead, according to online court records. The scheduling of the hearing itself is not legally an admission of guilt. Meanwhile, Shidea Lane -- the woman Hughes is accused of striking -- was charged with disorderly conduct and a trial has been scheduled for May 2 in Shaker Heights Municipal Court. Hughes, 59, and Lane, 25, were involved in an altercation — which was recorded on a cell phone and later became a viral video — on an RTA bus in Beachwood last fall. Lane …
Friday, January 25, 2013
Judge grants motions to delay trials for Artis Hughes and Shidea Lane
A Shaker Heights Municipal Court judge has granted motions to delay the trials of Artis Hughes and Shidea Lane. The two were involved in an altercation — which was recorded on a cell phone and later became a viral video — on an RTA bus in Beachwood last fall. Shidea Lane, 25, reportedly boarded an RTA #5 bus Sept. 18 without paying. A dispute began that ended in the notorious uppercut delivered by Hughes, who was driving the bus. Both Lane and Hughes were criminally charged following the incident. See all posts on this topic: RTA Uppercut Topic Page Hughes' jury trial for an assault charge was scheduled to begin today, but it was pushed back to February 28 per a joint request made by the defense and the prosecution so more evidence could …
Sunday, December 30, 2012
A viral video of a bus driver punching a passenger on an RTA bus was Beachwood's biggest story of the year.
One of the biggest hits locally this year wasn't in the box office, it was on an RTA bus in Beachwood. On October 11 a video of a bus driver punching a passenger on an RTA bus went viral online is from an incident in Beachwood. Warning: Video contains graphic scenes and strong language. The video, first posted on the website WorldStarHipHop.com Oct. 11, has since been viewed nearly 17 million times there and reportings on YouTube have been viewed over 375,000 times. In the shaky, graphic video, a woman, Shidea Lane, 25, is seen standing at the front of the bus arguing with the driver, Artis Hughes, 59. The two threaten each other and the woman approaches the driver, possibly striking him. Hughes has been an employee of RTA for 22 years. …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Artis Hughes has been terminated, the RTA said today, in part because the company argues that his actions were not in self defense.
The Greater Cleveland RTA bus driver depicted in a viral video punching a passenger has been fired, the RTA said today. Artis Hughes, 59, of Cleveland, was terminated by the RTA today because he did not follow RTA protocol in handling an unruly passenger on a route Sept. 18 in Beachwood, the RTA said. See all posts on this topic: RTA Uppercut Topic Page Shidea Lane, 25, reportedly boarded an RTA #5 bus Sept. 18 without paying. A dispute began —which was recorded on a cell phone and later became a viral video — that ended in the notorious uppercut delivered by the angry bus driver. Though the RTA acknowledged in a press release that Lane was out of line that day, the company asserted that Hughes did not react properly to the threat, and his…
Thursday, October 25, 2012
The Greater Cleveland RTA released Artis Hughes' personnel file Thursday.
The RTA bus driver who was caught in a viral video uppercutting a passenger in Beachwood has three written disciplinary marks in his personnel file. Artis Hughes has been cited by the RTA for listening to headphones while driving twice and hitting a tree with his right-side mirror, according to documents released by the RTA Thursday. See all posts on this topic: RTA Uppercut Topic Page The 22-year-veteren of the RTA has never been punished with more than a written warning. According to the disciplinary reports, Hughes told the RTA that he was listening to the Bible on cassette the second time he was spotted wearing the earbud in January 2005. The first time he was cited for the earbud was in August 2003. The other written warning he …
Monday, October 22, 2012
Artis Hughes turns self in at Beachwood Police Department Monday afternoon.
Beachwood Police have confirmed that Artis Hughes, the 59-year-old RTA bus driver who uppercut a passenger in a viral video last month, has turned himself in on an assault charge. See all posts on this topic: RTA Uppercut Topic Page Shidea Lane, 25, reportedly boarded an RTA #5 bus Sept. 18 without paying. A dispute began —which was recorded on a cell phone and later became a viral video — that ended in the notorious uppercut delivered by Hughes. Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook Fox 8 news reports that Hughes was booked, posted his $5,000 bond and was released in about half an hour Monday afternoon. WEWS reported that dozens of supporters surrounded Hughes as he entered the police department today with signs, arguing that Hughes …
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Both Shidea Lane and Artis Hughes have been charged with misdemeanors over an incident that was filmed on a Beachwood bus and has gone viral online.
Both the RTA bus driver and the passenger who were involved in a dispute that was filmed and went viral online have been criminally charged for the incident. See all posts on this topic: RTA Uppercut Topic Page Shidea Lane, 25, reportedly boarded an RTA #5 bus Sept. 18 without paying. A dispute began —which was recorded on a cell phone and later became a viral video — that ended in the notorious uppercut delivered by the angry bus driver. Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook Thursday Beachwood City Prosecutor Thomas Greve authorized criminal charges against both Lane and bus driver Artis Hughes. Lane, 25, has been charged with disorderly conduct, a fourth-degree misdemeanor that carries a maximum penalty of 30 days in jail and a $250…
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The Cleveland RTA announced today that they pressed charges against the woman accused of choking and spitting on a bus driver before he responded with a violent uppercut. See all posts on this topic: RTA Uppercut Topic Page Shidea Lane, 25, reportedly boarded an RTA #5 bus Sept. 18 without paying. A dispute began —which was recorded on a cell phone and later became a viral video — that ended with the notorious uppercut delivered by the angry bus driver. Many Patch commenters have jumped to the driver's defense, arguing that Lane's behavior was innapropriate. What do you think? Does Lane deserve to be criminally charged? Take our poll, and tell us why in the comments! MORE | RTA to File Charges in Beachwood Against Uppercut Recipient WATCH…
Ken Persuchetti
6:30 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Hughes actions were indefensible. I applaud the RTA and the DA's office for doing the right thing. more ›