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EETV Web Team
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September 23
Lee County, Ala. (EETV) - A search of Lee County Jail records indicates that the second transit driver involved in the alleged rape on a Tiger Transit is no longer in custody.
Tony Patillo is no longer listed as in custody after being arrested on Friday for multiple sexual violence charges following the alleged rape on a bus. Patillo's bail was set at $127,000.
James Johnson, another transit driver was also arrested and posted a $125,000 bail earlier this week.
Since the arrests, Auburn University has announced new safety features for all Tiger Ten late night buses.
Background
On Friday, September 15, at approximately 11:50 pm, the Auburn Police Division received a report of a male exposing himself while standing over a female in the 700 block of Aspen Heights Lane in Auburn.
Responding officers located Patillo near the roadway and detained him.