CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) - Three men are facing assault charges in a brutal attack of a light rail passenger in suburban St. Louis, and authorities are still seeking to identify three additional suspects.
St. Louis County prosecutors filed charges Friday that accuse 23-year-old Jahma Swanigan, 23-year-old Jody Dale and 31-year-old Eddie Price of attacking a man on a MetroLink train on Monday as the train was near the University of Missouri-St. Louis station. Authorities say the men struck the victim with their knees, punched him, and slammed him to the floor.
The victim suffered several injuries, including an orbital bone fracture.
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Dale claimed the attack was in retaliation after the victim allegedly stole money and a gun from Dale’s aunt, though that incident was not reported to police.
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