Man arrested after motorcyclist ‘clotheslined’ in Toronto: police

TORONTO – A 45-year-old Toronto man is facing multiple charges after allegedly attacking a motorcyclist by stretching a wire in his path.

Toronto police say the incident took place in the downtown core early Friday, when the suspect allegedly found a pile of wire attached to a pole.

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Police allege the man stretched the wire across the road near a busy downtown intersection, then tightened the wire as the motorcyclist approached.

They say the cyclist was “clotheslined” off his bike.

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Police did not say whether the motorcyclist was injured.

The suspect is charged with one count each of assault with a weapon and mischief endangering life.