Man Charged With Murder of Bus Driver

San Bernardino - A Rialto man has been charged with the fatal stabbing of a San Bernardino County public transit bus driver.

Prosecutors say 33-year-old Robert Johnson was charged with the murder of Lawrence Kester on Monday in San Bernardino Superior Court. He also faces a special allegation for using a knife in the slaying.

Police say Kester was stabbed multiple times Friday morning by a passenger as the bus reached a busy intersection in Rialto.

Rialto police Lt. Joe Cirilo says Johnson fled into a bank, then into a supermarket where he threw himself to the ground and yelled that he had stabbed someone. Store employees held him until police arrived.

He is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday.

Kester leaves behind a wife and eight children.