SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio – The woman charged with disorderly conduct in the RTA uppercut incident that went viral was sentenced Tuesday. Shidea Lane was given a 30-day jail sentence, but 27 of those days were suspended with the remaining jail time to be scheduled followed by a two-year probation. Lane, who is now pregnant and […]

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – Former RTA bus driver Artis Hughes was sentenced on Tuesday to three days in jail and fined $1,000. Hughes was convicted of punching passenger Shi’dea Lane last September. A verbal altercation turned physical on the bus in Beachwood when Hughes stood up and punched Lane. The upper cut came after a long string […]

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – It has been called the punch heard round the world, largely because it went viral on the Internet. Shidea Lane, the victim of the punch, was in court on her own case Tuesday for disorderly conduct on the RTA bus. A verbal altercation turned physical on the bus in Beachwood when driver Artis […]

The verdict is in in the case of former RTA bus driver Artis Hughes and it is guilty!  Hughes pled “no contest” to charges filed against him in Shaker municipal court after the incident involving passenger Shi’dea Lane and the judge found him guilty of assault.  The sentence has yet to be handed down, but Hughes […]

CLEVELAND – The RTA bus driver caught on video punching a female bus passenger has been found guilty. Artis Hughes changed his plea from not guilty to no contest in Shaker Heights Municipal Court Tuesday morning. The judge then ruled he was guilty of assault. A probation officer will be assigned to the case, then […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The RTA bus driver who lost an appeal to get his job back earlier this month will have the support of the union as they file for arbitration on his behalf to get his job back. Cell phone video surfaced last year that showed RTA driver Art Hughes belting a female passenger with an […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – “Give that man his job back!!!”  That’s what one woman yelled at an RTA stop near Tower City in Downtown Cleveland. RTA police say that the video that’s now become a youtube sensation shows Artis Hughes, 59, being harassed, spit on and then hit.  In the video Hughes loses it.  He stops the bus and […]

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio – The Rapid Transit Authority of Greater Cleveland (RTA) has filed a disorderly conduct charge against Shidea Lane of Shaker Heights, and an assault charge has been slapped against the bus driver. This, after the RTA rider approached the bus driver and an argument ensued. Lane is seen on cellphone video shoving […]

RTA issued the following statement Friday afternoon regarding the incident: RTA saw the video posted on YouTube of the operator incident on October 11. Through the investigation, we believe the incident occurred on Sept. 18. Upon identifying the driver, he was immediately suspended and removed from duty. His behavior is absolutely unacceptable. Article Courtesy: News Net […]