Chicago man charged in violent Blue Line robbery
James Adams | Chicago police
CHICAGO - A man is facing charges after allegedly attacking and robbing a CTA rider last week on Chicago's Northwest Side.
James Adams, 30, is accused of striking and robbing a 35-year-old man who was aboard a Blue Line train around 6:35 a.m. last Friday in the 1900 block of North Western Avenue, police said.
Adams struck the man, pulled him to the ground and took his possessions before running off, police said.
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He was arrested Thursday in the 1700 block of South State Street and charged with one count of robbery.
Adams is scheduled to appear in bond court Friday.