Man Claiming to Be Jesus Smashes Bus Windows
Connecticut Transit Bus passengers were alarmed, police said.
Wednesday, Dec 14, 2011 | Updated 1:50 PM EDT
Mark Esposito claimed he was Jesus and smashed bus windows, police said.
A man claiming to be Jesus was arrested, accused of smashing bus windows after an altercation with other bus passengers, police said.
Mark Esposito, 52, of Branford, got onto a Connecticut Transit Bus on East Main Street in Branford just after 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday and told other passengers that he believed he was Jesus, police said.
From there, Esposito's behavior became irrational and tumultuous, police said.
When the passengers became alarmed, the bus driver reached out to his dispatch center to contact police.
When the driver pulled over to the side of the road at West Main Street and Alps Road, some men grouped together and got Esposito off the bus.
After being ejected, Esposito became more violent and smashed windows on the bus with his hands, police said.
Police charged Esposito with breach of peace and criminal mischief in the second degree.
He was taken to a medical facility for observation and treatment and is scheduled to appear in New Haven Court on Dec. 27 at 9:30 a.m.
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