Man facing charges in bus driver assault

A 29-year-old man is facing charges after an alleged assault on a bus driver in Kelowna.

RCMP were called to the Queensway Bus Loop around 4:30 p.m. March 28 where a BC Transit driver had allegedly been assaulted by a man.

The driver suffered minor injuries.

“Officers with the Kelowna RCMP Community Safety Unit attended the location and arrested 29-year-old Kelowna resident, Dustin Webber. The BC Prosecution Service has approved a charge of assault in this matter,” said Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy.

The suspect remains in custody at this time.

This investigation is ongoing and anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call the Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300.