A man is set to appear in court today following a serious incident involving armed police over the weekend.
The 25-year-old man will appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court today charged with assault, affray and threats to commit criminal damage following an incident in Heaton Road in Billingham on Saturday.
During the incident armed police surrounded a property and tasered a man after a serious incident.
Police officers, some armed, were on scene for more than three hours, while workers from Northern Gas Networks isolated the gas supply to a property on the street.
Regarding the incident, a Cleveland Police spokesman said: “Police were called to a report of a domestic incident in Heaton Road in Billingham at 6.30pm on Saturday where a 25-year-old man who was in possession of a weapon was arrested for assault, affray and threats to cause criminal damage.
“Police were required to deploy the use of a taser and launcher in order to protect both officers and the public whilst carrying out the arrest.”
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