Nine people have been arrested in connection to far-right unrest across Sussex. Sussex Police have confirmed that they arrested multiple people over protests in Brighton and Crawley as well as dealing with suspects across the county for online offences. Two men have been in court and more investigations are ongoing.
In Brighton, Ian Ward was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning and later charged with affray, assaulting an emergency worker and common assault. Ward, 53, of Old Mill Close in Portslade, was linked to a counter protest which took over Queen’s Road on Wednesday. He pleaded guilty to all charges at Brighton Magistrates’ Court today and will be sentenced tomorrow.
In Worthing, 45-year-old Joseph Clark, of Hayling Rise, was charged with sending offensive messages by public communications network after concerning social media posts emerged online. Clark made posts calling for riots on the streets of Brighton. He was jailed for 14 weeks.
Another man, 42, was also arrested but released with no further action. On August 4 a 43-year-old man from Bognor was arrested on suspicion of publishing or distributing written material about racial hatred. He has been released on bail.
Police officers in Queen's Road, Brighton (Image: The Argus) On the same day an 18-year-old from Haywards Heath was also arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence. He has been released under investigation. On August 9 a 40-year-old man from Crawley was arrested on .