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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Kaitlin Washburn

Man on parole for armed robbery charged in beating, robbery of woman on CTA Red Line train

A 36-year-old man was charged with attempted murder after allegedly beating a woman on a Red Line train, officials said. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file)

A man on parole for armed robbery is accused of a brutal attack aboard a Red Line train last week that left a 61-year-old woman brain-dead, officials said.

Mijawon Johnson, 36, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery and a misdemeanor count of violating an order of protection, police said. A Cook County judge ordered Johnson detained on Sunday.

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