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Deputies were conducting a fare inspection operation at the Hollywood and Vine Metro Red Line subway passenger station Wednesday at 4:00PM, when they contacted Suspect Bret Newman, a 51-year old male White resident of Los Angeles.

As they spoke to him, he unexpectedly ran south into the Metro train tunnel toward the Hollywood and Western Metro passenger station. The Metro Transit Services Bureau deputies used their radios to inform the Metro Rail Operations Center that a man had run into the tunnel. Metro control de-energized the south tunnel third-rail power, to prevent the man from being electrocuted.

As a result of Suspect Newman’s extremely dangerous action, train service was delayed.

Suspect Newman was taken into custody by assisting Metro Transit deputies as he emerged at the Hollywood and Western station about a mile away. Suspect Newman said he ran because he thought he had an arrest warrant. This type of action by a passenger is both dangerous and rare.


He was arrested for trespassing and delaying a Metro train. He did not have any arrest warrants.


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Sergeant Sergio Flores
Transit Services Bureau
Homeland Security Division
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
(323)563-5000


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Leroy D. Baca, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

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