A man who attacked a bus driver in Salisbury over the weekend has been charged and convicted.

Just before 11am on Saturday (26/10) a bus driver was assaulted in Blue Boar Row, causing the vehicle to come to a sudden stop.

A man in his 40s was arrested at the time of the offence but later into the evening officers located and apprehended a second suspect.

Aaron Fernando, 35, of Beauchamp Proctor Rise, Longhedge, was arrested and charged with "assault, public service vehicle - passenger causing nuisance and refusing to leave", and two counts of using threatening or abusive words/behaviour to cause distress.

Fernando pleaded guilty to all four offences at Salisbury Magistrates’ Court yesterday (October 28).

He has been released on conditional bail until he is sentenced at the same court on Monday, December 9.

The man in his 40s was released without further action.