A local man is accused of trying to steal a city transit bus.

City police were called to the Simcoe Street transit terminal at about 2:20 a.m. Tuesday to deal with a man sitting behind the wheel of a bus, allegedly threatening transit employees while trying to steal the bus. The bus was running at the time.

When police tried to remove the man from the bus, he allegedly assaulted an office and discharged a fire extinguisher.

Cody Craig Patterson, 29, of Murray Street, was arrested and charged with assaulting a peace officer, theft of a motor vehicle, mischief under $5,000, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and failing to comply with a probation order.

He was held in custody and was to appear in court Tuesday.