A 38-year-old man is facing numerous charges, including two counts of assault, after repeatedly coughing on an Edmonton bus driver and transit officers before disclosing he had tested positive for COVID-19.
In a news release Monday, Edmonton police said the man has been charged under the Public Health Act. Southwest patrol members responded to a reported assault involving a passenger on an Edmonton Transit bus parked near Southgate mall at about 12:30 p.m.
Sunday. Police were told that transit peace officers were trying to arrest a suspect who was involved in a physical altercation with another passenger on the bus.