Norwich Protests: Three Charged
11 November 2012, 11:29 | Updated: 11 November 2012, 11:31
Three men arrested during the protest marches in Norwich on Saturday have been charged and another man cautioned.
Only four arrests were made during yesterday's event which saw thousands of extra people in the city, as the English Defence League and counter-protest group , We Are Norwich, marched on City Hall.
A large-scale policing operation saw the two protests pass off largely peacefully.
Three men arrested have since been charged to court:
Scott Maddox, 22, of Beecheno Road, Norwich, charged with possession of an offensive weapon, namely a form of baton, and bailed to appear at Norwich Magistrates' Court on November 30.
Darrell Copeland, 45, of Dorchester Ave, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, charged with Section 4 Public Order, using threatening words or behaviour, bailed to appear at Norwich Magistrates' Court on November 26.
Matthew Berryman, 28, of Astell Road, Norwich, charged with Section 4 Public Order, using threatening words or behaviour, bailed to appear at Norwich Magistrates' Court on November 27.A 44 year old man from Telford, Shropshire, arrested on suspicion of assault was later cautioned for a public order offence.