Man, 46, charged with possessing a blade after Wellingborough town centre shop incident

A 46-year-old Wellingborough man is due to appear before Northampton magistrates following an incident in a Wellingborough town centre shop.

Jason Ashton of Robin Lane was charged with two offences in connection with an alleged incident inside a shop in Cambridge Street on Sunday, April 13.

He is due in court on Monday, April 28.

A spokesman for Northants Police said: “A 46-year-old man was charged with two offences in connection with this incident and has been bailed to appear before Northampton Magistrates Court on April 28.

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“Jason Ashton of Robin Lane, Wellingborough was charged with one count of possess a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place and one count of use threatening/abusive/insulting words/behaviour with intent to cause fear of/provoke unlawful violence.”

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