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Angus man charged after man assaulted with steel water bottle

File photo of a Barrie police cruiser.
File photo of a Barrie police cruiser. Barrie Police Service / Facebook

Police have arrested a man from Angus after a man was allegedly assaulted with a steel water bottle.

According to the Barrie police, on Aug 4., a 25-year-old man from Barrie was a passenger in a vehicle when he was assaulted.

Police say the accused was driving when the two men had an altercation which resulted in the driver hitting the victim in the head with a steel water bottle.

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According to police, the victim sustained substantial but non-life-threatening injuries to his head and face.

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Police say the 34-year-old man from Angus was arrested on Thursday, and has been charged with assault with a weapon.

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Officers say he is scheduled to appear in a Barrie bail court Aug. 9.

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