Staff Reports

A bicyclist consulting a bus schedule on Dorset Street in South Burlington was punched, knocked from his bike and into the road Friday afternoon, according to a news release from that city's police department.

Bystanders restrained the suspect, Timothy Barrett, 24, whom officers arrested about 4:30 p.m.

The victim, who is unidentified in the release, told South Burlington Police that Barrett approached him from behind and slugged him in the head, and continued the assault until others at the scene intervened.

The bicyclist was transported to University of Vermont Medical Center and treated for injuries, police said.

Barrett was jailed at Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington.

He faces charges of simple assault at 8:30 a.m. on Monday in Vermont District Court in Burlington.

Among Barrett's many tattoos visible in his police mugshot is a large swastika on his neck.