In light of the police report details and a second video of the incident that have now come out, which were not made public when the video was first posted online, many have come to Hughes defense saying that he did what he needed to do to protect himself. In fact, a Facebook page was created to rally support for Hughes, which as of publication has over nearly 7,000 "likes." The group is called "In defense of Cleveland RTA driver not being fired." According to police, who interviewed Hughes following the Sept. 18 incident with Shidea Lane, 25, on an RTA bus, he told them that he struck the woman after she grabbed his throat and spit in his face while he was driving. Read the entire article printed by the Cleveland Leader at the following link: http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/19074