Vail police searching for man accused of choking, placing knife on fellow bus passenger’s neck
The Vail Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man accused of choking and holding a knife against a fellow bus passenger’s neck over the weekend.
Police responded to a report of a disturbance on one of the town’s buses in East Vail near Bighorn Park at 4825 Meadow Dr. at 3:18 p.m. on Saturday.
A witness told officers that a man wielding a knife began choking another passenger with his left arm and placed a knife on their throat with his right arm.
The man fled the scene following the incident and remains at-large, police said.
Anyone with information regarding the suspect or incident is encouraged to contact VPD Officer Clausen at 970-479-2201 or bclausen@vailgov.com
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