Man, 26, charged with aggravated battery for assaulting woman on CTA platform

Bernard Hightower | Credit: CPD

 A 26-year-old man has been charged with aggravated battery for assaulting a woman on a CTA platform.

Bernard Hightower was identified as the person who battered a 34-year-old woman on the platform in the 200 block of South Dearborn on Thursday at about 1:58 p.m.

Police say Hightower was arrested at about 2:09 p.m. in Oak Park that same day.

The victim was transported to Loyola for her injuries.

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Hightower was placed in custody without incident.