KANSAS CITY —A Kansas City is facing charges for stealing a Kansas City Area Transportation Authority city bus and then assaulting an officer, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson.
Shahid Pratt, 49, was charged with Assault in the 2nd Degree, Stealing a Motor Vehicle, and Tampering in the 1st Degree.
According to court records, Kansas City police responded to the area of East 75th Street and Prospect Avenue regarding a stolen KCATA bus and observed Pratt in the driver’s seat. Officers gave Pratt multiple verbal commands to exit the bus, and he refused.
When officers attempted to unlock the bus doors, the defendant reached out of the driver’s window and struck an officer with a metal bar. Officers were able to use multiple less-lethal options to detain him.
Pratt has 11 prior felony convictions. He remains jailed on a $50,000 bond, according to the Johnson.