CHARLOTTE — A 30-year-old woman was arrested earlier this week and charged with assault after allegedly throwing bleach at a school bus driver in east Charlotte, police say.
According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Regina Fields threw bleach in the face of a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools bus driver on Central Avenue at Landsdale Drive on Tuesday morning.
CMS confirmed the incident happened on bus 1701. Nine students were on board and headed to Winterfield Elementary School, the district said.
Fields was charged with assault of a school employee, police said.
Paramedics said one person had injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, and the patient likely wouldn’t go to the hospital.
A Channel 9 crew could see MEDIC and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police at the scene.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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