Guelph Man Charged After Bar Assault

0:00It's March 30th. I'm Corey with the story. This is Vancouver News Today, driven by AI. A Guelph man faces charges after a theft at a downtown business turned into an assault, early Saturday morning around 12-15 AM. Grab several alcoholic drinks from the bar area and bolted, but an employee chased him down to intervene. Things escalated quick when the suspect hurled a drink at the worker, hitting him square in the chest. As the employee bent to grab the can off the ground, the guy shoved him from behind and landed two punches to the head that left the victim with broken glasses and a minor head injury, but no serious harm. Folks in retail deal with this risk daily, stepping up to protect their spot from thieves. Cobbs tracked down the 28-year-old Sunday morning and slapped him with assault, with a weapon, assault, and mischief under $5,000. Dollars, he's set to face the music in court soon. Police are reminding business owners to stay safe and report these run-ins, keeping our streets from boiling over like this.