Man facing court after allegedly assaulting a bus driver

A 32-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today after allegedly assaulting a bus driver yesterday afternoon.

About 1.30pm yesterday (Wednesday, 22 May 2024), the man boarded a bus in the Tuggeranong area bound for the Woden Bus Interchange.

The driver became suspicious that the man was drinking alcohol and stopped the bus a short time later to speak with the man.

He then became aggressive and refused the driver’s directions to leave. He allegedly produced a sound bar speaker, approximately a metre long, and threatened her with it.

The man eventually left the bus after allegedly kicking the driver’s cabin door into her leg and striking her with the sound bar.

The driver contacted police and the man was located nearby. He was arrested and charged with three counts of common assault and one count each of possessing an offensive weapon, offensive manner on a bus, and obstructing a bus employee. 

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