EDMONTON — A man who brutally beat and stomped on an Edmonton bus driver, blinding him in one eye, will be jailed indefinitely.
Provincial court Judge Harry Bridges has declared Gary Mattson a dangerous offender for the “brutal, senseless” attack.
The designation means Mattson will remain behind bars until experts determine he is no longer a risk.
He pleaded guilty to the aggravated assault of transit driver Tom Bregg on Dec. 3, 2009.
Mattson was drunk when he boarded the bus and argued with Bregg over the $2.50 bus fare.
Mattson punched the driver three times, knocked him unconscious, then threw him out the front door and stomped on his face 15 times.