{"id":391254,"date":"2025-11-20T02:34:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T02:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/391254\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T02:34:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T02:34:18","slug":"timeline-federal-charge-follows-years-of-arrests-for-suspect-in-chicago-cta-arson-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/391254\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline: Federal charge follows years of arrests for suspect in Chicago CTA arson attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\"><strong>CHICAGO<\/strong> &#8211; A Chicago man long known to law enforcement is facing a federal charge after authorities say he set a woman on fire aboard a CTA Blue Line train Monday night.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Lawrence Reed, 50, was charged Wednesday in connection with the attack. He was initially detained as a person of interest on Tuesday before being taken into federal custody by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives\u2019 Chicago Field Division.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">The victim, a 26-year-old woman, remains hospitalized in critical condition with severe burns, officials said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">During a news conference Wednesday afternoon, authorities released additional details about Reed, the charge and the incident on the train. They also said Reed has a lengthy criminal record.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Below is a timeline of Reed\u2019s criminal history dating back to 2017.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WFLD\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Timeline of criminal history:<\/p>\n<p>Pictured is Lawrence Reed in 2017.\u00a0  (<strong>Chicago PD<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">May 2017<\/p>\n<ul original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WFLD\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Arrested Friday, May 19, 2017 at 1:14 a.m. at 4807 W. Congress Parkway.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Charged with: Driving revoked\/suspended license (DUI\/SSS 2nd), obstruction of traffic by motorist, driving in reverse when unsafe, improper use of turn signal, driving on revoked license, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">April 2018<\/p>\n<ul original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WFLD\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Arrested Monday, April 2, 2018 at 7:23 a.m. at 530 S. Pulaski Road.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Charged with: Soliciting unlawful business, engaging in prohibited transactions, and failure to comply with through-street regulations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">June 2018<\/p>\n<ul original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WFLD\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Arrested Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 6:27 a.m. at 332 S. Washtenaw Avenue.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Charged with: Criminal trespass to real property and criminal damage to property under $300.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">July 2018<\/p>\n<ul original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WFLD\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Arrested Friday, July 13, 2018 at 9:11 a.m. at 1320 W. Van Buren Street.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Charged with: Battery \u2013 physical contact and possession of a controlled substance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">April 2019<\/p>\n<ul original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WFLD\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Arrested Monday, April 1, 2019 at 5:37 p.m. at 1315 S. Spaulding Avenue.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Charged with: Driving on revoked license, three charges of no turn signals, operating an uninsured motor vehicle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">December 2019<\/p>\n<ul original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WFLD\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Arrested Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, at 8:20 a.m. at 4917 N. Milwaukee Avenue.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Charged with: Criminal damage to government property valued between $500 and $10,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">February 2020<\/p>\n<ul original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WFLD\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Arrested Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 at 11:30 p.m. at 430 S. Halsted Street.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Charged with: Battery &#8211; physical contact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">February 28, 2020<\/p>\n<ul original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WFLD\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Arrested Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 at 11:20 a.m. at 400 S. State Street.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Charged with: Two counts of battery-physical contact.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Details: According to a previous FOX 32 report, Reed was charged for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/news\/man-arrested-after-randomly-punching-women-in-the-face-near-harold-washington-library-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allegedly punching four women in the face<\/a> near Harold Washington Library in the Loop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">April 2020<\/p>\n<ul original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WFLD\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Arrested Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 2:19 p.m. at 111 W. Wacker Drive.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Charged with: Aggravated arson \u2013 knowingly damaging property while persons were present.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Details: Reed was charged for allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/news\/man-charged-with-arson-at-thompson-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">starting a fire at the Thompson Center<\/a> minutes before Gov. JB Pritzker gave his daily COVID-19 news conference in the building.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">December 2021<\/p>\n<ul original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WFLD\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Arrested Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021 at 3:38 p.m. at 6942 S. Western Avenue.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Charged with: Assault<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">December 21, 2021<\/p>\n<ul original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WFLD\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Arrested Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 at 11:03 a.m. at 121 N. La Salle Street.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Charged with: Battery &#8211; cause bodily harm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">June 2022<\/p>\n<ul original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WFLD\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Arrested Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 12:18 p.m. at 2875 W. 19th Street.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Charged with: Battery &#8211; physical contact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">January 2024<\/p>\n<ul original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WFLD\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Arrested: Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024 at 12:25 a.m. at 2131 N. Harlem Avenue.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Charged with: Criminal damage to property <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">November 2025<\/p>\n<ul original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WFLD\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Arrested: Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. in the 100 block of West Washington Street.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Charged with: Committing a terrorist attack or other violence against a mass transportation system.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Details: Reed was charged for allegedly<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/news\/cta-fire-arson-attack-charges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> setting a woman riding a Blue Line CTA train on fire<\/a> Monday night in the Loop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WFLD\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Reed faces a maximum sentence of life in federal prison if convicted in the CTA arson attack, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\"><b data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source:<\/b> The information in this article was provided by the Chicago Police Department and another FOX 32 report.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/tag\/news\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/tag\/us\/il\/cook-county\/chicago\/loop\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loop<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/tag\/us\/il\/cook-county\/chicago\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHICAGO &#8211; A Chicago man long known to law enforcement is facing a federal charge after authorities say&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":391255,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[960,5404,6082,5386,1818,9814,50,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-391254","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago","8":"tag-chicago","9":"tag-cook-county","10":"tag-crime-publicsafety","11":"tag-il","12":"tag-illinois","13":"tag-loop","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115579693588820510","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/391255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}