VANCOUVER Police announced on Tuesday that they have identified and arrested the suspect in a stranger attack outside Hotel Georgia on New Year’s Eve.
“This incident shocked the community and resulted in a number of people coming forward with information, after VPD released security video last week,” said Constable Tania Visintin. “Our investigators have worked through those tips and identified a suspect, who was arrested downtown early this morning.”
The alleged assault happened on December 31, 2021, when a 22-year-old woman was walking along West Georgia Street and was lunged at, grabbed, and thrown to the ground by a man she did not know.
Steven Forbes, 50, has been charged with one count of assault. He remains in custody until his next court appearance.
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