CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man is facing a federal terrorism charge after allegedly setting a woman on fire on a CTA train in Chicago, court documents show.

Lawrence Reed, 50, was charged with terrorist attack or other violence against a mass transportation system.

Reed is accused of setting a 26-year-old woman on fire on Monday at about 9:25 p.m., while riding the CTA Blue Line train.

Police said the man ran away the train stopped at Clark and Lake. He was in custody by Tuesday evening.

Investigators say, the man poured some type of liquid on her and then set her on fire with a lighter.

A complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office shows surveillance footage of a man approaching the victim with a bottle already ignited.

According to the complaint, Chicago police obtained video of Reed

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