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.
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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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