Prosecutors release video of the moment an
armed robber is tackled to the ground by
passengers on a Seattle city bus
Newly released CCTV video shows the moment
an armed robber was ambushed by fellow
passengers on a bus in Seattle, US on
November 25.
The footage shows a man wearing a stocking
mask, identified by police as 19-year-old
Trevonnte Brown, pulling a handgun on
passengers and taking their mobile phones. He
then approaches a seated passenger towards the
front of the bus who lunges at the robber and
tackles him to the floor while other passengers
hurry to pin him down, at one point using what
appears to be an earphone cable to restrain the
perpetrator until police arrived.
Some passengers alighted from the Rapid Ride
bus in tears and shock, but nobody was hurt.
Brown, a recent graduate of Franklin High School
with no criminal history, was arrested and is
being held on $350,000 (£214,000) bail. He has
been charged with three counts of robbery and
one count of attempted robbery.
He has pleaded not guilty to all counts. A hearing
is scheduled for December 30.