Man arrested for trying to headbutt a police officer twice, verbal threats and disorderly behaviour

By Gemma Murray
Published 4th Dec 2023, 14:45 BST
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Police have arrested a 31-year-old man, after attending a report of a concern for safety in the Brookfield Gardens area of Ahoghill, on Sunday 3rd December.

A PSNI statement says that officers attended an address shortly before 7pm and noted a number of broken household items outside a property, before discovering further damage inside a property.

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A man was sighted in the area matching the description of the initial report and officers engaged with him.

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The man was arrested for disorderly behaviour, before becoming aggressive towards officers and attempting to head-butt one officer twice, whilst making verbal threats.

The man was then further arrested for assault on police.

He remains in police custody at this time.