Man pleads guilty in July attack on Metro bus driver

A Kansas City man pleaded guilty to second-degree assault Tuesday in the July attack on a Metro bus driver that was captured on video.

Lewis W. Perkins, 20, is to be sentenced in April.

Lewis beat and stabbed the 52-year-old driver on July 13 after a fare dispute. His mother contacted police after seeing her son in the video of the incident. A juvenile also was charged in the case.

This story was originally published February 11, 2014 at 9:16 PM with the headline "Man pleads guilty in July attack on Metro bus driver."