This was the first time defendant Solomon Washington was charged with a felony.
Police said Washington is the man seen on a viral video smashing a glass bottle over another man's head on a Red Line train near the terminal at 95th Street and the Dan Ryan Expressway.
The brutal attack this past Saturday night was caught on video, from a CTA passenger, which police used to track down Washington in south suburban Glenwood. Authorities said at one point, Solomon struck the victim in the head with a glass bottle, eventually stealing his money.Just one day later Sunday, in an incident for which we don't have video, police say Washington punched a man in the face and robbed him - also on Chicago Transit Authority property.
All other charges against Washington were either dismissed, dropped, or lowered to misdemeanors. Washington has served brief stints in jail, but has never gone to prison.
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