SEATTLE (AP) — A 15-year-old Renton boy has been charged with second-degree assault in an attack that left a Metro bus driver unconscious.
The female bus driver is now recovering from the head trauma she suffered last weekend in suburban Tukwila.
King County prosecutor’s spokesman Dan Donohoe says based on the victim’s injuries, second-degree assault is the maximum charge possible. Donohoe says the teen is not eligible for adult prosecution because of his age and lack of criminal history. However, if he is convicted, prosecutors plan to recommend an exceptional sentence of more than a year.
Two other boys, ages 16 and 17, were charged Wednesday with first-degree malicious mischief, accused of breaking windows on the bus’ back door and damaging the door frame. They too will be prosecuted in juvenile court.
Police say the teen attacked the 56-year-old driver because she wouldn’t let the group exit through a rear door.
