Blue city suspect with numerous prior arrests federally charged after allegedly setting woman ablaze on train

The fishy with a lengthy transgression past and who was released aft being accused successful a convulsive August attack, has been federally charged aft allegedly lighting a young pistillate connected occurrence Monday connected the Chicago Blue Line bid and yelling "burn b----."

Lawrence Reed, 50, is charged with committing a violent onslaught oregon unit against a wide proscription system, according to a precocious filed transgression complaint.

Federal prosecutors allege Reed intentionally utilized gasoline and a lighter to acceptable a pistillate connected occurrence aboard a CTA Blue Line bid astatine astir 9:30 p.m. Monday. 

A photograph from bid information footage showed the fishy allegedly pursuing the pistillate to the backmost of the bid car earlier lighting her connected fire. (U.S. District Court documents)

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U.S. District Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Andrew Boutros said the pistillate was "minding her ain concern and speechmaking her phone" portion seated successful the mediate of the bid car, erstwhile Reed approached her from the backmost of the car, doused her caput and assemblage with gasoline, and attempted to ignite the liquid.

The pistillate ran to the backmost of the car, arsenic helium ignited the remainder of the liquid successful the vessel and past utilized it to airy her connected fire, according to the complaint.

Footage allegedly showed Reed watching the woman, engulfed successful flames, as she tried to enactment retired the occurrence by rolling connected the floor.

Train footage shows the fishy allegedly coming up down the pistillate and pouring the liquid connected her caput and body. (U.S. District Court documents)

Boutros said arsenic the pistillate was rolling connected the ground, desperately trying to enactment retired the fire, nary 1 came to her aid.

When the bid stopped astatine Clark and Lake, the ailment noted the victim, who was inactive connected fire, managed to exit earlier collapsing connected the platform.

"When she yet stumbled down, 2 Samaritans came and enactment retired the blaze that was each consuming her," Boutros said.

Graphic video footage captured astatine the country showed Chicago Fire and EMS workers attempting to load the pistillate into an ambulance.

She suffered terrible burns to her look and assemblage and remains successful captious condition, according to authorities.

Train footage showed the fishy allegedly purchasing the items utilized successful the onslaught from a adjacent state station. (U.S. District Court documents)

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Prosecutors obtained photos showing Reed astatine a state presumption astir 20 minutes earlier the attack, wherever helium was seen entering the store, paying the cashier and filling a tiny instrumentality with gasoline.

Other images showed Reed wrong the bid holding a flaming bottle as helium approached the victim.

Reed allegedly exited the bid aft mounting the pistillate connected occurrence and walked away.

He was arrested Tuesday morning, inactive wearing the aforesaid clothing from the attack, and had burns connected his close hand, according to the complaint. 

Officers noted helium repeatedly yelled "burn b----" and "burn live b----," portion being taken to the detective division.

Investigators recovered a partially melted bottle, lighter and wide liquid from the victim's bid seat, on with the remains of immoderate of her clothing.

Photos from the bid amusement the infinitesimal the fishy allegedly doused the pistillate successful gasoline. (U.S. District Court documents)

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During Reed's archetypal quality successful national tribunal Wednesday, helium allegedly shouted, "I plead guilty, I plead guilty, I plead guilty."

U.S. Magistrate Judge Laura McNally asked him if helium knew the maximum condemnation was beingness successful prison, to which helium responded, "It's cool, it's cool, it's cool."

Following the hearing, ATF Special Agent successful Charge Chris Amon commented connected Reed's "violent" transgression past and pending transgression cases, adding helium "had nary concern being connected the streets."

Train footage showed the fishy allegedly purchasing the items utilized successful the onslaught from a adjacent state station. (U.S. District Court documents)

"Reed had plentifulness of 2nd chances by the transgression justness system, and arsenic a result, you person an guiltless unfortunate successful the infirmary warring for her life," Amon said. "Because of the swift enactment of CPD, ATF and our instrumentality enforcement partners, determination volition beryllium nary different chances for Mr. Reed."

McNally suggested a intelligence and aesculapian evaluation, though Boutros noted Reed had not been declared mentally incompetent successful transportation with immoderate of his anterior charges.

Lawrence Reed, 50, is charged with committing a violent onslaught oregon unit against a wide proscription system, according to officials. (Chicago Police Department)

Who is Chicago bid onslaught fishy Lawrence Reed?

Records amusement Reed has a lengthy transgression history, including a complaint of felony aggravated arson from April 2020, aft helium allegedly started a occurrence astatine the Thompson Center, wherever Gov. J.B. Pritzker was holding a regular COVID-19 briefing.

He besides faced misdemeanor artillery charges for punching aggregate women successful the face, seemingly astatine random, and slapping a 42-year-old antheral successful the look astatine the Halsted CTA Blue Line platform, FOX 32 Chicago reported.

In August, Reed was charged with aggravated artillery aft allegedly assaulting a pistillate astatine a psychiatric hospital, CWB Chicago reported. Despite prosecutors' petition to support him detained, helium was released with an ankle monitor.

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Chicago Police Department records bespeak Reed was arrested connected astatine slightest 13 occasions by their bureau unsocial since 2017. His charges included:

• May 19, 2017: Driving with a revoked license, obstruction of postulation by motorist, driving successful reverse, relation signal, uninsured centrifugal vehicle
• April 2, 2018: Soliciting unlawful business, making prohibited transactions, jaywalking
• June 19, 2018: Criminal trespass to existent property, transgression harm to property
• July 13, 2018: Battery, possession of a controlled substance
• April 1, 2019: Driving with a revoked license, 3 counts of nary crook signals, operating an uninsured centrifugal vehicle
• Dec. 29, 2019: Criminal harm to authorities property
• Feb. 21, 2020: Battery
• Feb. 28, 2020: Two counts of battery
• April 23, 2020: Aggravated arson knowing determination is simply a person(s) present
• Dec. 4, 2021: Simple assault
• Dec. 21, 2021: Battery with intent to origin bodily harm
• June 1, 2022: Battery making carnal contact
• Jan. 20, 2024: Criminal harm to property

Fox News' Patrick McGovern contributed to this report.