A man has been charged following a disturbance in Spennymoor town centre during which police received reports of a man in possession of a chainsaw making threats to members of the public.
Durham Constabulary deployed armed officers to the scene, and a 36-year-old man was taken into custody.
Charges and court appearance
Matthew O’Dowd, of no fixed abode, has been charged with affray, possessing a knife, blade or pointed article in a public place, and criminal damage.
He has been remanded into custody and is expected to appear at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning, November 3.
