VISTA (CNS) – A man who stabbed an MTS bus driver in Escondido nearly a dozen times was sentenced Tuesday to 26 years in state prison. Mario Joseph Felix, 51, pleaded guilty to attempted murder for the August 2024 attack, which prosecutors say was sparked when Felix was told he couldn’t ride the bus for free.
The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office said that as the bus driver made a stop at the Escondido Sprinter Station, Felix got on board and asked for a free ride.
When the driver said he had to pay, Felix “became enraged, demanded the driver’s wallet, and threatened to kill him,” then stabbed him multiple times in the stomach, shoulder and back, the D.A.’s Office said…