Court places pepper gun attacker under house arrest in Saratov

A 28-year-old man has been placed under house arrest in Saratov for attacking a trolleybus driver with a pepper pistol and also firing a flare gun twice during the incident.

Feb 13, 2026

A screenshot from a video showing an attack on a trolleybus driver.
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Press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Saratov Region

In Saratov, a 28-year-old man who attacked the driver of trolleybus No. 109 has been placed under house arrest, according to the regional police press service.

A resident of Saratov fired at the driver of trolleybus No. 109 during an altercation.

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Press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Saratov Region

Recall that on the morning of January 22, a trolleybus passenger argued with the driver, tried to hit him, and then shot him with a pepper gun. The incident occurred at the intersection of Chapayev and Moskovskaya streets.

The police press service added that the man, in addition to the pepper gun shot, twice fired a flare gun into the cabin and in the direction of the trolleybus driver. In connection with the investigation, the police applied to the court for a preventive measure. As a result, the young man was placed under house arrest.

Police have opened a criminal case against the troublemaker for hooliganism, which carries a sentence of up to seven years in prison.