Man charged with attacking CTA employee in East Garfield Park

Curtis Washington | Chicago police

A man is facing charges in connection with an attack on a CTA employee Wednesday in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.

Curtis Washington, 37, is accused of battering a 40-year-old CTA worker after midnight at the Kedzie Green Line platform, according to police.

Washington also allegedly damaged an attendant booth on the platform, police said.

He was taken into custody by responding officers and charged with aggravated battery of a transit employee and criminal damage to property under $500.

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Washington is scheduled to appear in bond court Thursday.

No further information was immediately available.