Mercury mystery man
Remember the mystery man caught on video dropping mercury on the Pershing Square subway platform? He was charged today, according to CNS: A man accused of spilling potentially lethal mercury on a downtown Los Angeles subway platform was charged today with criminal misdemeanors. Armando Bustamante Miranda, 27, a transient living in Los Angeles, was charged with one count of releasing an offensive or harmful substance in a public area and carrying a toxic material in a public transit facility. If convicted, Bustamante could face up to one year in jail and/or a $2,250 fine. On the evening of Dec. 22, a man believed to be Bustamante was videotaped by a Metropolitan Transportation Authority surveillance camera spinning a small bottle on the Red Line subway platform at the Pershing Square Metro Station. The bottle broke, causing the liquid metal to spill onto the platform. The MTA has vowed to review security measures in the wake of the embarassing incident.
