A 70-year-old man has been arrested after an elderly woman was threatened with a knife and spat on outside a local business.
Shortly after 2 p.m. on October 1, officers responded to a report of a man with a weapon outside a grocery store on Tecumseh Road East.
A woman was walking through the parking lot when an unknown man approached her and showed her a knife concealed in his waistband. The suspect allegedly brandished the knife, waved it toward the victim, and spat in her face.
The suspect fled on foot but was located and arrested by officers a short time later.
William Timothy Nantais, 70, has been charged with assault with a weapon, assault, and breach of probation
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Windsor Police Service Major Crimes Unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4830, or Crime Stoppers.
