Man charged with assault in Transit Windsor altercation
One man is in custody and another in hospital following an altercation on a Transit Windsor bus.
A knife was pulled during the altercation but no one was stabbed, said police.
The aggressive Transit Windsor passenger who accosted a bus driver and put another man in the hospital faces several charges, including assault with a weapon.
Windsor police say the 50-year-old man caused a disturbance on the bus around 8:40 p.m., while riding along Seminole Street near Drouillard Road. He then became aggressive with the driver when asked to leave.
A 20-year-old fellow passenger intervened. At some point, the 50-year-old man pulled a knife, but was pushed out of the bus, causing him to suffer a head injury.
The older man has been charged with assault with a weapon, dangerous weapon, and uttering threats.