An 18-year-old man faces felony charges in connection with the suspected sexual assault and robbery of a woman on a Los Angeles Metro bus, officials announced May 2.
Edgar Javier Zepeda was arrested on April 30 after a 33-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted at knifepoint on a bus traveling between East Hollywood and Southwest Los Angeles, said L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hochman in a news release.
“The brutal attack of a woman on public transportation—where she should have felt safe—is both deplorable and unacceptable,” Hochman said in a statement. “No one in Los Angeles County should have to live in fear while riding a bus, walking down the street, or simply going about their daily lives.”…