Judge orders man charged with setting a woman on fire on CTA Blue Line to be held in custody

A judge ordered the man charged with setting a woman on fire on the CTA Blue Line to be held in custody while he awaits trial.

Lawrence Reed, 50, was charged in a criminal complaint with committing a terrorist attack or other violence on a mass transportation system.

Pretrial recommendation stated Redd should be detained while awaiting trial. Reed on Friday agreed, saying, “It’s for my own safety to be detained.”…

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