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Arrest after man ‘brandished axe and threatened people’ in Folkestone town centre

By: Millie Bowles mbowles@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 11:25, 24 September 2024

Updated: 14:29, 24 September 2024

A suspect has been charged after a man was reportedly wielding an axe and threatening people in a town centre.

Police were called to Tontine Street in Folkestone just before midnight on Friday.

A man allegedly wielded an axe and threatened people in Tontine Street, Folkestone. Picture: Google

It was alleged that the man threatened people who were known to him following an altercation earlier that evening, before leaving the scene.

A suspect was arrested nearby a short while later, and an axe and cannabis were recovered.

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On Sunday, James Brown of Warren Close was charged with possession of a blade or sharply pointed article, possession of a class B drug and a public order offence.

He appeared before Folkestone Magistrates’ Court yesterday and was bailed to appear before Canterbury Crown Court at a later date.

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