Homeless Man Charged For Throwing Brick That Injured Two

By Anna Deem in News on Jun 6, 2010 6:30PM

In an update from yesterday, police have charged Irvin Brown, 56, of the 4000 block of South Lake Shore Drive, for allegedly throwing the brick from a Lake Shore Drive overpass that smashed a CTA bus window and resulted in two women being hospitalized on Friday night. Brown--who is homeless--was convicted two years ago of throwing a brick at a moving vehicle, and is being charged in this case with two counts of aggravated battery and one count of unlawful use of a weapon for a knife, after police found him with an illegal knife when he was arrested, police News Affair Officer Daniel O'Brien said to the Chicago Sun-Times. Brown is scheduled to appear in bond court on Sunday.