LOS ANGELES—A man who was escorted off a Metro B (Red) Line train for suspected possession of drug paraphernalia was arrested April 27 after he allegedly became combative and bit off a portion of a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) sergeant’s finger.
According to the LAPD, officers were on routine patrol on the Red Line train around 10:15 a.m. when they spotted the male suspect in possession of drug paraphernalia. Police approached the suspect and escorted him off the train at the Vermont/Santa Monica Station.
