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MARTA Screamer Case Dropped
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) A judge has halted a criminal case against a woman accused of screaming at a woman passenger on an Atlanta commuter train, an event seen more than 600,000 times on YouTube.
DeKalb County State Court Judge Barbara Mobley said Tuesday she would place the case against 26-year-old Nifiza Ziyad on a ``dead docket'' and refer her to a pretrial diversion program for the mentally ill.
DeKalb Solicitor General Robert James said he might appeal Mobleys decision, which came after Ziyad read a poem about her struggles with bipolar disorder.
Ziyad was captured on video March 10 in a loud and obscene tirade, in which she described herself as a rapper, sang, jumped about and menaced a 65-year-old woman.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
What others are saying
- MARTA Screamer Case DroppedI am glad that we are now able to carry weapons on Marta so people like Nifiza Ziyad can be dealt with when terrorizing the public. The Marta police should be commended for bringing Nifiza Ziyad to justice. It's a shame we have such Judges with no Spine. T
- screamerThanks Judge Mobley. You have just helped MARTA descend to new depths. I had rather crawl than ride a bus or train that contains all sorts of threats to my wellbeing.
- "Where my do-rag at?!!!"
- Screming MARTAI've witnessed assaults and disorderly conduct on the trains. But, I've noticed that the offenders rarely attack persons that can defend themselves. In other words, they attack the elderly and seemingly "passive" individuals.
- ScreamerJust Damn....
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