Metro bus driver assaulted by passenger

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A Madison Metro bus driver was assaulted during an incident with a passenger on Friday, according to a police report.

Officers were dispatched to the South Transfer Point, located in the 800 block of West Badger Road, around 11:25 p.m. A bus driver was punched in the face by a passenger. Officers reviewed Metro bus video and arrested Paige M. Petri, 23, for battery to a public vehicle operator and disorderly conduct.

Another woman created a disturbance when officers took Petri into custody. Tisha L. Traut, 35, was arrested for obstructing, resisting, and possessing drug paraphernalia.

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