Man accused of Blue Line attack ordered held on federal terrorism charge

A man facing a federal terrorism charge for allegedly dousing a 26-year-old woman with gasoline and lighting her on fire on a ...

Man accused in fiery Blue Line gasoline attack was AWOL from home detention, court records show

Lawrence Reed was in violation of his curfew in a separate assault case filed in August in Cook County court. He was on ...

'Brutal and vicious' Blue Line attack leads to terrorism charge after woman set on fire

Lawrence Reed, charged with terrorism, appeared in federal court Wednesday afternoon and shouted "I plead guilty! I plead ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson says criminal justice system ‘failed’ in Blue Line fire attack, after describing it as ‘isolated incident’

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday sought to head off concerns about public transit safety in the wake of a man lighting a ...

CTA Blue Line fire attack suspect to remain in custody, judge rules

Lawrence Reed is accused of setting a 26-year-old woman on fire on a CTA Blue line train and was ordered to remain in custody ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson urges state to expedite transit funding after woman set on fire on Blue Line

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday said state funding from Springfield could be the key to increasing safety on the CTA, after ...

Man faces federal terrorism charges for allegedly setting woman on fire on CTA Blue Line train

Federal charges were issued Wednesday against a man accused of setting a woman on fire on a CTA Blue Line train​ in downtown ...

Who is Lawrence Reed? Man with 72 prior arrests set woman ablaze on Chicago train, now hit with terrorism charge

Lawrence Reed, 50, allegedly poured gasoline over a 26-year-old woman on a Chicago train and later set her on fire Monday ...

CTA Blue Line fire attack suspect charged with terrorism to remain in custody, judge rules

A suspect charged with terrorism and accused of setting a woman on fire on the CTA goes before a judge Friday.

Chicago train fire attack shows why ‘decarceration’ policies are putting lives at risk: expert

Chicago transit attack suspect Lawrence Reed faces a federal terrorism charge after allegedly setting a woman on fire on the ...

Blue city suspect with numerous prior arrests federally charged after allegedly setting woman ablaze on train

Lawrence Reed faces federal terrorist charges for allegedly setting a woman on fire aboard Chicago Blue Line train, yelling ...

Who Is Lawrence Reed? Chicago Man Accused of Setting Woman on Fire

Lawrence Reed is the man who has been charged with a federal terrorism offense after allegedly dousing a young woman with gasoline and setting her on fire on a Blue Line train in downtown Chicago.