A 39-year-old Vaughan man wanted for allegedly throwing coffee at a TTC bus driver has been arrested and charged with assault.
York police managed to identify the suspect after releasing surveillance video of the incident last week in which the accused is seen tossing the brew shortly after 8 a.m. on June 8 at the intersection of Dufferin Street and Dufferin Hill Drive.
Get breaking National news
Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Authorities said the man exchanged words with the driver who believed the rider had verbally abused him a month before.
- DTES grocery store uncertain of future after spending thousands on security
- Alberta on track to see the most traffic deaths in a decade: ‘Disaster waiting to happen’
- B.C. child sexual exploitation case leads to rescue of 5 children in the Philippines
- Nick Reiner won’t face death penalty in parents’ killings, prosecutor says
The coffee tossing incident occurred after the accused was asked to leave the bus but refused.
The man was arrested on Tuesday and has been identified as Pavel Osorio.
He is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.