Man charged following Titchfield Common public order incident

A man has been charged following a public order incident in the Titchfield Common area this weekend.

Police received reports between 7am and 8am on Sunday 12 September of a man allegedly acting aggressively in Churchill Close.

During police attendance, officers were threatened and bottles and stones were thrown at police.

Fortunately no officers were injured.

James Anthony Harris, aged 38, of Park Cottage Drive in Fareham has been charged with two counts of assaulting an emergency worker, and using threatening or abusive words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

He was remanded in custody to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court today (13 September).