NEWS RELEASE
THUNDER BAY POLICE SERVICE
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Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the uniform patrol branch were dispatched to the 1000-block of Fort William Road just after 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 26 following reports of an assault that had just occurred.
Officers arrived to a city transit bus parked at the loading-and-unloading depot at the Intercity Shopping Centre, which was where the assault had taken place.
Police learned a male boarded the bus and refused to pay the fare. When asked to leave so other passengers could board the male attacked the bus driver, striking him several times in the head and face.
Officers received a description of the suspect and were eventually able to identify him.
The accused was located a short time later in the area of Simpson Street and Southern Avenue. The accused male attacked the officers as they approached him, but police were still able to successfully arrest the male.
The accused became combative again while in custody at the Thunder Bay Police Service headquarters.
A 31-year-old Thunder Bay man is charged with Assault Causing Bodily Harm, Assault, and Assault with Intent to Resist Arrest.
He is expected to appear in bail court today. His name is being withheld pending that court appearance.
