RICHMOND, Calif. - A suspect arrested in the attack o n an AC Transit bus driver in Richmond has been identified.

Suspect violated restraining order

What we know:

The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said 54-year-old Mandingo Hayes of Richmond was the suspect in Monday’s attack, which investigators described as a domestic violence incident.

Authorities have not specified the relationship between Hayes and the driver.

The attack happened around 7:35 a.m. aboard an AC Transit bus just outside the Richmond BART Station.

The driver suffered cuts during the incident and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Hayes was arrested and booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on charges of attempted murder, domestic violence, assault with a deadly weapon, and violating a rest

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