A Draper man is facing criminal charges accusing him of threatening a UTA bus driver and his passengers, forcing the driver to pull over and run for safety.
MILLCREEK — A Draper man is facing criminal charges accusing him of threatening a Utah Transit Authority bus driver and his passengers, forcing the driver to pull over and run for safety.
On Feb. 6, Burris boarded a Utah Transit Authority bus in West Valley City. "He became upset and started getting verbally aggressive, accusing the driver of being racist by asking another passenger in front of him for their fare when they boarded," a police booking affidavit states. When the bus stopped at 700 West and 3900 South, police say Burris threatened the driver and demanded that everyone get off the bus.Burris then got off the bus himself and "chased" the driver before throwing the extinguisher into the rear of the bus and walking away, the charges say. UTA police found Burris a short time later and arrested him. Police reported finding methamphetamine on Burris when he was taken into custody.
According to court records, Burris pleaded guilty in December to aggravated robbery, "then committed this new offense 57 days after being released." In that case, Burris "pulled a large kitchen knife" on a couple in South Salt Lake and demanded a cigarette, according to charging documents. He is scheduled to be sentenced for that incident on Friday. In 2021, he was convicted of assault on a police officer.
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