2 suspects charged after Calgary bus driver assaulted, police say

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· Posted: May 15, 2025 3:01 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

Police person charged 2 men suspected successful an battle connected a Calgary autobus operator that sent him to infirmary successful life-threatening information aboriginal Wednesday morning.

The operator was assaulted portion operating a autobus successful the country of Falconridge Boulevard and Castleridge Boulevard astatine 1:12 a.m., according to police.

Investigators judge the 2 men attacked the autobus relation erstwhile helium refused their petition to deviate from the designated autobus route.

The autobus operator suffered important injuries and was taken to infirmary successful life-threatening condition. 

His information has since been reassessed arsenic stable.

According to police, 1 autobus rider tried to intervene during the attack and did not prolong superior injuries.

Police accidental investigators were capable to get a carnal statement of the suspects with the assistance of CCTV footage. At astir 8 a.m. connected Wednesday, officers located 2 men successful the Falconridge country matching those descriptions and arrested them.

Darryl Flett, 22, has present been charged with 1 number of aggravated assault, 1 number of robbery and 1 number of failing to comply with a tribunal order.

Curtis Baker Spence, 20, is charged with 1 number of aggravated assault, 1 number of robbery and 4 counts of failing to comply with a tribunal order.

Both men are acceptable to look successful tribunal connected May 16.