Enraged UWS Man Pulls Gun On Bus Driver After Missing Ride: Cops

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — An enraged Upper West Side man pulled a gun on an MTA bus driver after missing his ride Friday morning, police said. Tony Burnett, 28, chased down the bus near Columbus Avenue and West 86th Street at about 7:50 a.m. after he was unable to get on, an NYPD spokesman said.

The irate commuter allegedly brandished a handgun as he confronted the 55-year-old driver, telling him, "Why didn't you let me on?" according to police. Other passengers were on board when the episode occurred, the NYPD spokesman said.

Burnett caught up with the bus by hailing a taxi and ordering the cabbie to cut it off, according to sources and the New York Post, which first reported on the incident.

Cops chased down Burnett and arrested him near the corner of West 83rd Street and Central Park West, the police spokesman said. Police also recovered a .38-caliber revolver from a duffel bag in connection with the crime, he said.

Burnett is facing charges of criminal possession of a weapon, menacing and reckless endangerment, police said.