Passenger accused of attacking bus driver charged

Published January 24, 2014 11:03pm ET



PHOENIX (AP) — A California man will face more than two dozen felony charges after authorities say he attacked the driver of a moving Greyhound bus and caused it to careen from an Arizona highway, injuring 24 passengers.

Maquel Morris, of Los Angeles, had an initial court appearance Friday from a Phoenix hospital on 25 counts of endangerment, one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, one count of aggravated assault involving temporary disfigurement, and one count of criminal damage, authorities said Friday.

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