The name of the suspect in this weekend's bear spray attack has now been released. 23 year old Colton Nickolas MacDonald was arrested after the altercation with police around 1 o'clock Sunday morning.

Police were patrolling the area when they saw the suspect release the bear spray at the corner of 1st and Manitoba NW. As they tried to arrest MacDonald... police say he turned the bear spray on officers as he tried to flee the area. He was arrested soon after.

Three police officers were were treated and released from hospital. While one bystander was also taken to hospital. Two others were treated at the scene by EMS.

MacDonald is facing a long list of charges that include assaulting a police officer, assault with a weapon and failing to comply with release conditions.