A man coughed in the faces of 2 London police officers, now he's charged with assault

A 57-year-old Guelph man has been charged with two counts of assault after he allegedly coughed in the faces of two officers while attempting to resist arrest.

Police said the incident happened on Saturday night while officers were responding to reports of a disturbance outside an address on Stuart Street, which runs north-south between Cheapside Street and Oxford Street East.

The officers arrested a 57-year-old man at the scene, who began to struggle. He allegedly coughed in the faces of the officers, saying he had the coronavirus, while being placed in the back of the police cruiser.

The suspectis charged with failing to comply with his release conditions, resisting arrest and two counts of assault.