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Peterborough man charged with assault after cup of liquid thrown at bus driver: police

A Peterborough man is accused of assault involving a city bus driver. Global News Peterborough file

A Peterborough man has been arrested and charged with assault with a weapon following an incident on a city transit bus last week.

Peterborough Police Service says on Aug. 21, around 2 p.m., police were dispatched to the area of Brealey Drive to investigate an assault that occurred on a city bus.

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Police were informed that a man boarded the bus and during a conversation with the bus driver, allegedly threw a cup of liquid that struck the bus driver.

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Job Moise, 21, of Wilfred Drive in Peterborough, was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon.

He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on Sept. 18.

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