Ryan Bridge, 45, founder of the activist group Raise the Colours, has been charged with 14 offences by Thames Valley Police in Oxfordshire. The charges include racially aggravated harassment and assault, as well as threatening behaviour. The alleged incidents occurred during a two-month period earlier this year. Bridge is due to appear at court on November 3.
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Ryan Bridge, the 45-year-old founder of Raise the Colours, has been charged with 14 offences related to his campaign to erect Union Jack and St George's Cross flags on lampposts in the Midlands and southern England. The charges include seven counts of using threatening words or behavior, three counts of using threatening language to provoke violence, and one count of common assault. These incidents allegedly occurred over a two-month period in Oxfordshire earlier this year. Bridge is due to appear at Oxford Magistrates' Court on November 3rd. The charges come after Oxfordshire County Council was granted a High Court injunction in July to stop people placing flags near highways due to safety concerns and trespassing.
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The founder of an activist group which has been putting Union Jack and St George's Cross flags on lampposts has been charged with a string of offences including racially aggravated harassment, threatening behaviour and assault.
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Ryan Bridge, 45, of Blackwell, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, has been erecting flags in the Midlands and the south of England since last summer as part of Raise the Colours.
Thames Valley Police said Bridge had been charged with 14 offences from a two-month period in Oxfordshire earlier this year.
He is due to appear at Oxford Magistrates' Court on 3 November.
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The offences are:
Seven counts of using threatening words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress
Three counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of, or provoke, unlawful violence
Two counts of racially aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress
One count of racially aggravated fear of violence
One count of common assault
In July, Oxfordshire County Council was granted a High Court injunction to stop people placing flags near highways because of safety concerns, trespass and obstruction.
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Birmingham City Council has applied for a similar injunction which will be heard at the High Court on Tuesday.
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