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$25,000 Bond For Woman Charged With Using Stun Gun On Bus Driver

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A woman has been charged with aggravated battery and ordered held on a $25,000 bond after she allegedly used a stun gun on a CTA bus driver Friday night in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.

Iesah James, 30, of the 3100 block of West Arthington, faces two felony counts of aggravated battery to a transit employee, according to a statement from Chicago Police.

Shortly after 11 p.m., James threw a rock at the 49-year-old man driving the bus in the 700 block of North Austin, police said. The rock hit the man in the shoulder and she then used a Taser on the bus driver under his arm.

The bus driver refused medical attention, a police source said.

James "became enraged" when the bus passed her stop, according to a police report.

On Sunday, James was ordered held on a $25,000 bond, according to the Cook County Sheriff's office.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2014. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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