Man accused of dragging passenger with bus found not guilty

PITTSBURGH — A man who was charged with aggravated assault after police said he dragged a woman with a PRT bus has been found not guilty.

Jesse White was charged in March 2025 after police said a passenger who was getting off the bus got her bag stuck in the door after witnesses said she had threatened him in an argument.

Investigators said he dragged the woman along a road in Sharpsburg before she fell and rolled off the bus.

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On Thursday, White was found not-guilty of charges of aggravated assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person during a non-jury trial.

The passenger, Sharell Belcher, was charged with harassment. She pleaded guilty in November and was ordered to pay a fine.

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