On Wednesday afternoon, RCMP responded to an assault on Thompson Drive  in the city.

It was reported that a man bear sprayed a 62-year-old woman and fled.  The incident was unprovoked, and the victim did not know the suspect.

Officers began patrols and a short time later received a report of a 25-year-old man  who had been bear sprayed by the same suspect.

The victim provided information on the suspect which led officers to locate him a short distance away and place him under arrest.

Miles Samuel, 20, of Lac Brochet, has been charged with a number of offences and was remanded into custody.