Man Toting Butcher Knife Arrested On CTA Platform
CHICAGO A man who claimed to be a culinary student was arrested Tuesday when he was spotted carrying a butcher knife on a CTA platform, police said.
A CTA passenger spotted the man on the Lake Street platform at Lake and LaSalle about 8:25 a.m. Tuesday, according to Illinois State Police Protective Services Sgt. John George.
The passenger alerted two CTA workers about the man, George said. One of the workers engaged the man in conversation while the other went to find the nearest law enforcement officer, who turned out to be an ISP trooper, he said.
The man claimed the reason he was carrying the knife was that he was a culinary student on his way to class, but those claims were unsubstantiated, George said. more…
