VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ) — A woman now sits in jail after police say she hijacked a public bus loaded with passengers in Visalia.
Officials say 56-year-old Annette Rocha was on the bus near the 500 block of N. Court on Tuesday when she began to attack a man and attempted to take his cell phone.
The driver then decided to pull over to evacuate the bus and stop the woman from assaulting the man.
According to police, Rocha then jumped in the driver’s seat and drove off while passengers were still onboard. She hit three vehicles as she drove northbound and eventually came to a stop after crashing into a fence.
When officers confronted the woman, she grabbed a small pipe, but police were able to talk her down.
She was arrested without further incident and booked into the Tulare County Jail facing multiple charges.
Several passengers suffered minor injuries but are expected to recover.
