Metro News Release

For immediate release: February 25, 2008

Transit Police arrest, charge man with stabbing

James Moyler, 39, of Washington, DC, was arrested by Metro Transit Police today and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon after he allegedly stabbed another passenger on a Metrobus early Sunday.

At 12:32 a.m. on Sunday, February 24, Metrobus 2158 was running an A46 route to Archives-Navy Memorial when Moyler and another man became involved in an altercation on the bus. Moyler allegedly stabbed an 18-year-old Washington, DC, resident in the mid-section. The incident took place in the 4500 block of Third Street, SE. The victim transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Metrobus operator contacted Transit Police, which responded to the scene early Sunday morning.

News release issued at 11:46 am, February 25, 2008.