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.
Police said that after the suspect was taken off the train, he “became violent and fought with the officers,” and during the ensuing struggle, the suspect bit off a portion of a finger of an LAPD sergeant….