An 18-year-old man is accused of taking out a loaded gun inside a commuter train Thursday after he was asked to throw away the alcohol he was drinking.
Prosecutors charged the man with first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, minor exhibiting effects of having consumed liquor, unlawful transit conduct and unlawful possession of a controlled substance, according to court records.
The man appeared for an arraignment at the Pierce County Superior Court on Friday afternoon where a plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf. Court Commissioner Barbara McInvaille set bail at $5,000, court documents show.
Details of the incident from charging documents
Officers were dispatched to the Sounder Transit station in the 200 block of West Stewart Avenue for a report that a man with a face tattoo pulled out a gun on the train, cocked it and put it in his pocket. People were alarmed, and the train stopped at the station…