Adlington man Christopher Jones, 41, charged after rooftop standoff with Lancashire Police in Bolton Road

A 41-year-old man has been charged 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 Daisy Hill Drive, Adlington 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 £5000

- Criminal damage to property - value under £5000

- Intentionally / recklessly cause a public nuisance.

Lancashire Police said he refused to come down and a six-hour standoff ensued. The force said the man threw roof slates to the street below - injuring a firefighter - and started small fires on the roofs.

Substantial damage was caused to a number of homes and parked vehicles on the street, and some households were evacuated due to safety concerns.

In an update this morning, a police spokesperson said: "At 9.16am on Sunday we were called to Bolton Road in Chorley following reports a man had climbed onto the roof of a property and was refusing to come down.

“Officers attended the scene and the man began throwing objects from the roof and setting small fires.

“Emergency services, including our colleagues from the fire service and the North West Ambulance Service, attended the scene.

“A small number of properties were evacuated for safety while we dealt with the incident.

“At 4pm a man was arrested. He is due to appear before magistrates this morning.

“Christopher Jones, 41, of Daisy Hill Drive, Adlington has now been charged with Assault by beating, Intentional strangulation, Threats to kill. Arson with intent to endanger life. Assault a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm, Assault by beating of an emergency worker, Assault by beating of an emergency worker, Criminal damage to property - value under £5000, Criminal damage to property - value under £5000 and Intentionally / recklessly cause a public nuisance.

“He is due to appear before magistrates this morning.”