A man  has been remanded in custody after a Kent Police officer was spat at and a member of the public threatened with a weapon

 

A man  has been remanded in custody after a Kent Police officer was spat at and a member of the public threatened with a weapon.

On Saturday 4 April, at around 1pm, patrols were called to a report of a man who was being verbally abusive while possessing a baton in Strood.

Jamie Pymm was arrested by attending officers and is reported to have spat at one of them.

The 47-year-old, of no fixed address, was later charged with assaulting an emergency worker, carrying an offensive weapon in public and resisting arrest.

A man  has been remanded in custody after a Kent Police officer was spat at and a member of the public threatened with a weapon

He appeared at Medway Magistrates’ Court on Monday 6 April 2020 and has been remanded in custody to appear at Maidstone Crown Court at a later date.