Man accused of being ‘Somerset Gimp’ set to look in court docket in the present day

He was arrested after two current incidents

A person accused of being the ‘Somerset Gimp’ is about to look in court docket in the present day.

Police say Joshua Hunt, 31, has been charged in reference to a sequence of incidents within the space.

Hunt, of Claverham, will seem at North Somerset Magistrates Court docket on Wednesday (Might 10).

He’s charged with two counts of affray and one rely every of possession of a bladed article and committing an act of outraging public decency.

One of many affray costs and the possession of a bladed article cost pertains to an incident in Bleadon yesterday (Tuesday 9 Might).

The second affray cost pertains to an incident in Bleadon on Sunday (7 Might), whereas the outraging public decency cost pertains to an incident in Cleeve on 25 October.

Hunt is presently in police custody pending in the present day’s listening to.

A person is due in court docket in the present day charged in reference to a sequence of incidents in North Somerset.

The 31-year-old has been charged with 4 offences – three relate to incidents in Bleadon on 7 and 9 Might and the opposite to an incident in Cleeve on 25 Oct.https://t.co/PkKghN3tee

— Avon and Somerset Police (@ASPolice) May 10, 2023

Police say enquiries into different linked offences within the North Somerset space proceed.

The listening to follows a number of experiences through the years of a person lurking in a number of villages wearing a latex go well with.

The most recent incident occurred in Bleadon within the early hours of Tuesday after he jumped out in entrance of a lady.

She later posted on Fb: ”Simply need to put this on Fb as I’d hate for somebody to expertise what I noticed final night time and never know what it was/be alone of their expertise.

”Round 11:15pm final night time I used to be driving house alone from Weston down the again roads (lodging highway) heading for Brean.

”As quickly as I bought over the primary railway bridge, I seen one thing on the bottom which I assumed was a badger.

”As I bought nearer I might see it wasn’t, however actually a person with a masks on, who was crawling and writhing on the bottom.

”His masks had 2 white crosses on his eyes and he was in all black.

”I’ve truthfully by no means been so frightened in my complete life and drove away so quick.

”It was such a wierd expertise that I truthfully thought I had hallucinated.

”One in every of my pals then talked about one thing referred to as the ‘Somerset Gimp’ which matched my description fully.”

Police advised her that there first thought was additionally that it was the identical man when she described the incident to them.

She added: ”Hopefully nobody else will see this absolute freak, however simply thought I’d share my expertise in case anybody was terrified like me.”

Inspector Graeme Corridor, of the neighbourhood policing crew, stated: “We perceive this newest incident might trigger the group some concern.

“We took this morning’s report extraordinarily significantly and had officers on the scene inside minutes which in the end led to the arrest being made.

“To reassure the group, we might be finishing up further patrols within the Bleadon space and anybody involved about this, or every other incident, is inspired to talk to an officer.”

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