Unruly passenger, 25 who pushed a 74-year-old man off a bus after he asked her to be nicer to other passengers is charged with murder after victim dies from his head injury
- Serge Fournier hit his head on a sidewalk in the March 21 incident, police said, and the Clark County coroner ruled his death on April 23 a homicide
- Cadesha Michelle Bishop, 25, was arrested Monday on a murder warrant
- A police report says Fournier was on the Regional Transportation Commission bus when he asked a woman to be nicer to passengers
- Bishop was accused of shoving Fournier out the door 'with enough force that he never touched any of the steps' before hitting his head about 8 feet from the bus
Cadesha Michelle Bishop, 25, was arrested Monday on a murder warrant for the death of 74-year-old Serge Fournier
A woman captured on surveillance footage shoving a 74-year-old man off a public transit bus in Las Vegas after he asked her to be nice to other passengers, is facing a murder charge after he died, according to court documents.
Serge Fournier hit his head on a sidewalk in the March 21 incident, police said, and the Clark County coroner ruled his death on April 23 a homicide resulting from his injuries.
Cadesha Michelle Bishop was arrested Monday on a murder warrant and was assigned a public defense attorney during her first court appearance on Tuesday. A Clark County public defender's official did not immediately respond Thursday to messages.
A judge ordered Bishop, 25, held on $100,000 bail pending a preliminary hearing of evidence May 21.
A police report says Fournier was moving up the aisle of the Regional Transportation Commission bus when he asked a woman who had been cursing at other people to be nicer to passengers, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported .
Serge Fournier hit his head on a sidewalk in the March 21 incident, police said, and the Clark County coroner ruled his death on April 23 a homicide resulting from his injuries
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Bishop was accused of shoving Fournier out the door 'with enough force that he never touched any of the steps' before hitting his head about 8 feet (2.4 meters) from the bus.
Fournier spent a month in the hospital before he succumbed to his injuries, KSNV reports.
'No matter what his age, she should not have done that. People need a little more patience than what they have these days,' said the man's neighbor, Trevor Taylor.
Taylor asserted that Fournier was a 'wonderful person' and shared that he would never forget his friend.
Bishop was accused of shoving Fournier out the door 'with enough force that he never touched any of the steps' before hitting his head about 8 feet (2.4 meters) from the bus.
'He was an excellent neighbor. Very nice, religious person,' he added.
Fournier leaves behind a wife, who is disabled.
'I know it caused several financial problems for his wife,' said Ken Mallen, who was familiar with the couple.
The Las Vegas Sun reported that Bishop was identified in part by a 'Love' emblem on her jacket and her son's distinctive Spider-Man backpack. Police said she was seen in the security video, which has yet to be released, walking away holding the boy's hand.
Court records show that Bishop was convicted twice, in 2014 and 2015, of misdemeanor domestic battery charges.
