A man accused of setting a woman on fire inside a Chicago commuter train has been ordered to be held behind bars pending trial on a federal terrorism charge he faces in the case.

A federal judge ordered 50-year-old Lawrence Reed held after prosecutors outlined his extensive criminal history dating back more than three decades.

The attack Monday night on Chicago’s Blue Line L train has drawn national attention, primarily because the victim appeared to be targeted at random. Investigators say she was sitting on the train scrolling through her phone when she was approached from behind by Reed, doused with gasoline and set ablaze seconds later.

Police arrested Reed the next morning, and federal prosecutors charged him with one count of committing a terrorist attack, which carries up to a li

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