Police charge man over Forth incident

A 53-year-old Spreyton man has been charged with assault after a targeted incident at a licensed premises in Forth on Saturday night.

Police were called to the scene on Leith Road after reports a car had crashed into a front area of the building about 6.50pm, following a verbal altercation between the driver and two patrons.

One person was taken to the North West Regional Hospital for minor injuries.

Nobody else was physically injured during the incident.

The driver left the scene before police arrived.

He was taken into custody on Sunday night and charged with two counts of Criminal Code assault and one count of injure property.

He was bailed to appear in the Devonport Magistrates Court on March 4.

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