May 09--A West Chatham woman was ordered held in lieu of $100,000 bail Sunday after prosecutors say she pepper-sprayed a man and a CTA bus driver.
Johnetta Coley, 22, of the 7900 block of South Lafayette Avenue, was a passenger on the CTA bus in the 7900 block of South Throop Street in the Gresham neighborhood at about 5:36 p.m. Saturday, when she pulled out a handgun and pointed it at a 26-year-old man, said Assistant Cook County State's Attorney Matt Howroyd.
The bus driver pulled over and everyone got off, Howroyd said, but then he allowed everyone to get back on. The driver asked the man to get back on the bus and Coley also came on the bus, spraying the male passenger with pepper spray, which also hit the bus driver, Howroyd said.
The police were called to the scene and saw Coley walking away from the bus and throwing a dark object into the grass, according to Howroyd and court documents.
Soon after, police found a loaded .22-caliber Taurus handgun with four live rounds, according to court documents. The bus driver and another passenger identified Coley, who had a pink Vipertek stun gun and pepper spray in her purse, court documents said.
She was charged with aggravated battery of a transit employee, unlawful use of a weapon and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, authorities said.
Coley appeared in bond court at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Sunday, when Judge Adam Bourgeois Jr. ordered her held in lieu of $100,000.
At the time of her arrest, Coley had an active warrant for trespassing.
Her next court appearance was scheduled for Friday.
