Chorley man, 41, appears in court after tense roof stand off with police
He has been remanded into custody until his next court appearance.
A 41-year-old man has appeared at Lancaster Magistrates Court following a rooftop standoff with police in Chorley over the bank holiday weekend.
Police , fire and ambulance crews were called to the scene in Bolton Road after the man climbed onto the roofs of homes at around 9.15am on Sunday (May 24).
Christopher Jones, 41, of Montcliffe Road in Chorley has been charged with the following 10 offences:
- Assault by beating.
-Intentional strangulation.
- Threats to kill.
- Arson with intent to endanger life.
- Assault a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm.
- Two counts of assault by beating of an emergency worker.
- Criminal damage to property - value under £5,000.
- Criminal damage to property - value under £5,000.
- Intentionally / recklessly cause a public nuisance.
He has been remanded into custody until his next court appearance in June.