Did you see a police officer being assaulted on August 6?
Did you witness an officer being assaulted and being pushed into a pond in Preston Park on August 6?
Did you witness an officer being pushed into a pond in Preston Park on August 6?
A man was seen acting aggressively on Preston Park, outside of the Brighton Pride festival site, on the afternoon of August 6.
He was issued with a notice to leave the area for 48 hours but was found again back on the park, outside the festival site an hour later.
When an officer went to arrest him, he resisted and grabbed the officer’s Captor spray and sprayed it at two officers. Another officer then suffered a cut hand and ended up falling backwards into a pond in front of the Rotunda café outside of the Pride Festival site at about 4.34pm.
Detective Constable Angela Harvey, said: “We believe a number of people watching this were filming it on their mobile phones. If you have filmed the incident then please get in touch with us by emailing 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk or telephone 101 quoting serial 1257 of 8/6.”
Kenan James, 30, unemployed, of no fixed address is charged with possession of an offensive weapon namely a police style baton, assault with intent to resist arrest, failing to comply with a section 35 direction to exclude a person from a certain area, possession of a weapon for the discharge of a noxious liquid or gas namely Captor spray and possession of cannabis.
He is due to appear at Lewes Crown Court for trial on September 28.
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