‘King of the CTA’: Man from viral Red Line hammer video jailed after threatening sheriff’s police, prosecutors say

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Original Load Date May 4, 2026, 9 p.m.
Last Updated May 4, 2026, 9 p.m.
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![][1] _Eric Vinson, inset, and a frame from the viral video. (Chicago Police Department, Twitter)_ A man who went viral this spring when video circulated of him boarding a Red Line train and threatening to kill people while wielding two hammers is cooling his heels in the Cook County Jail after al...