Knifeman charged after rooftop stand-off with police
Jordan Kelly, 26, was arrested at 7pm on Saturday, September 16 after he climbed onto a roof of a building in Artex Avenue, Rustington.
The man threw tiles from the roof at two police cars, causing damage, police said. Armed officers were called when police believed he was in possession of a knife.
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Hide AdPolice spent two hours negotiating with him before he agreed to come down off the roof on an aerial platform provided by the fire and rescue service.
Mr Kelly, of no fixed address, has been charged with affray, possession of a knife and two counts of criminal damage.
He will appear at Crawley Magistrates’ Court today.