David M. Ferguson (Pictured) is accused of lighting a Chicago train on fire last month
Surveillance footage of a passenger lighting a fire inside a Chicago train carriage as he was being arrested was released by police on Saturday.
The incident occurred aboard a Red Line train on Jan. 18 at about 5.20pm near the Argyle Avenue station in Rogers Park, according to The Chicago Tribune.
The clip shows David M. Ferguson holding an unidentified object in his hand while seated at the back of the car.
Ferguson is then shown talking aggressively with a person who appears to be an employee of the Chicago Transit Authority.
As the CTA employee holds the train’s door open, Furgeson suddenly stands, walks towards him and the two begin fighting, with the city worker throwing the first kick.
The incident occurred aboard a Red Line train on Jan. 18 at about 5.20pm near the Argyle Avenue station in Rogers Park
The clip shows David M. Ferguson holding an unidentified object in his hand while seated at the back of the car
An altercation with CTA employee prompts two Chicago police officers to subdue Fergerson and place him under arrest
The altercation prompts two Chicago police officers to subdue Fergerson and place him under arrest.
But unexpectedly, the back of the carriage somehow erupts in orange flames and rapidly fills the train with black smoke.
Luckily, all four men were able to run out of the train, escaping the inferno with seconds to spare.
Ferguson, along with the CTA employee, were taken to Weiss Memorial Hospital for smoke inhalation.
Ferguson was later charged with aggravated arson and aggravated battery and is currently being held at the Cook County jail without bond, The Tribune reported.
Court documents show that Ferguson, 28, splashed paint thinner on another passenger, then set himself and several seats in a train car on fire.
Along with damaging one of the Chicago police officer’s shoes, the incident caused about $10,000 in damage, according to city officials.
But unexpectedly, the back of the carriage erupts in orange flames and fills the train with black smoke
Ferguson was later charged aggravated arson and aggravated battery and is currently being held at the Cook County jail without bond