A 43-year-old Barrie man is facing multiple criminal charges after allegedly assaulting a woman and holding her against her will inside his transport truck on March 30, 2026.
According to the Barrie Police Service, the incident began in the city’s downtown core, where the 42-year-old victim had asked the man for a ride to Sudbury. The two individuals traveled in the suspect’s pickup truck to Alliance Boulevard in the city’s north end, where his commercial transport vehicle was parked.
Police report that once they reached the transport truck, the man allegedly took the woman’s phone, made violent threats, and physically assaulted her. The victim told police she was prevented from leaving the vehicle until she was eventually able to call for help. Police responded to a report shortly before 9:30 p.m. and arrested the suspect inside the transport truck without further incident.
The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries during the encounter. The transport truck has been seized as evidence while the investigation, referred to as occurrence #BA26020244, continues.
The man has been charged with assault, uttering threats to cause bodily harm, theft under $5,000, and forcible confinement. His name has not been released as the matter is now before the courts.
