Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office / Chadrick WeaverA man accused of hijacking a Chattanooga public bus and robbing one of its passengers Sunday faces charges of kidnapping, carjacking and robbery, police said Wednesday.
Chadrick Weaver, 45, boarded the CARTA bus on Brainerd Road shortly after 12 a.m. Sunday, according to a police report. A witness told police Weaver only had $1 and asked another passenger for 50 cents before going to the back of the bus.
While on the bus, the affidavit states, Weaver pulled out a 20-gauge shotgun, a gun typically used for hunting small game, from his jacket and pointed it at people trying to board. The bus driver told police the people fled when they saw the shotgun, according to the affidavit.
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