This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
Finally.
A judge NOW has ordered a man who has six dozen, or more, arrests on his record to remain in jail for allegedly lighting a woman on fire on a train.
Online reports confirm the Chicago man, Lawrence Reed, 50, who is accused of lighting a woman on fire on a Blue Line train, previously was arrested "at least 72 times."
"Judge Laura McNally ordered that Reed must remain behind bars ahead of his trial due to his criminal history. Gee, maybe he should have already been behind bars for one of his other 72 arrests," a social media report said.
At Fox News, a report said Reed, a "repeat offender," was charged federally for taking gasoline and a lighter onto a Chicago Blue Line train and attacking a woman.
Under federal law, he was accused of "committing a terrorist attack or violence against a mass transportation system," the report said.
In a court filing, federal officials determined, "He is simply too dangerous for pre-trial release."
"Defendant's actions and criminal history, as shown below, demonstrate that he is a serious danger to everyone in the community. The state court system has been unable to contain defendant's violent crimes, and federal intervention is now needed," the prosecutors charged.
Eventually, McNally said Reed must be detained until trial.
Authorities have described Reed's actions as "horrific and depraved." They charged the victim was "minding her own business" when Reed ignited her.
Reed, while surveillance images of the attack were shown in court, "smirked," the report said.
Prosecutors, in a court filing, pointed out his arrest record and said, "At least 15 of those arrests were since 2016, with the most recent occurring in August 2025. He has approximately 15 convictions, eight of which were for felony offenses including arson, criminal damage to government supported property valued over $500, drug trafficking, drug possession, and a felony traffic offense."
Prosecutors explained, "Defendant presents a clear danger and persistent threat of terror to the community. Defendant has been leniently treated in state court, including receiving probationary sentences for violent offenses and pre-trial release for a victim-involved crime. In exchange for such lenient treatment, defendant has consistently re-offended and delved further into criminality. Just three months ago, defendant physically attacked someone at MacNeil Hospital, but a judge ordered him released from custody pending trial. Undeterred, defendant, on Monday, set Victim A on fire."
Reed, at one point, told the judge, "Just make sure I eat. . . . If you want to trial me, you have to feed me."
