A woman already on probation for a violent robbery aboard a CTA train is now accused of nearly killing a man during a late-night stabbing on the Red Line, according to police and court records.
Briana Bush, 21, was charged this week with attempted murder and three counts of aggravated battery for allegedly stabbing a 24-year-old man during an argument on a Red Line platform earlier this month. The attack occurred while Bush was serving probation for a separate CTA robbery case.
Late on January 5, Bush was fighting with a 24-year-old man and a 37-year—old woman aboard a Red Line train at 69th Street, officials said. During the altercation, Bush allegedly pulled out a weapon and stabbed the man before leaving the scene. The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition.
Judge Luciano Panici, Jr. detained her at the state’s request.
At the time of the stabbing, Bush was on probation for participating in a group robbery aboard a Red Line train in July 2024, court records show.
In that case, CTA surveillance footage allegedly showed Bush punching a 29-year-old man as he slept on the train near 95th Street and taking his phone. Police arrested Bush shortly after she fled the scene with the victim’s phone in her pocket, authorities said.
Bush was also charged with escaping electronic monitoring while awaiting trial in the robbery case, but prosecutors dropped that matter when she pleaded guilty to the robbery in September. Judge Peggy Chiampas sentenced Bush to two years of probation for the robbery.
