A 38-year-old man from Abbotsford has been charged with assault causing bodily harm and uttering threats to Uber driver, Aman Sood, who was assaulted earlier this month.
The Abbotsford Police Department says the Uber driver was injured and extremely shaken during an attack on April 18.
Police say the investigation involved help from Uber and other law enforcement partners to identify a suspect.
The suspect remains in police custody, awaiting a court appearance later today.
The suspect is described as a Caucasian male, approximately 30-35 years old, medium build, approximately 170 lbs, with brown shoulder length hair, brown goatee beard and wearing prescription glasses. He was last seen wearing a black jacket with a blue shirt underneath, black pants, white runners with blue shoe laces.
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