A person who was taken into custody after his automotive crashed into the gates of the British prime minister’s residence in central London was launched in that case — however then instantly rearrested on costs of creating indecent photographs of youngsters, police stated Saturday.
The 43-year-old suspect was arrested for the unrelated offense shortly after he was launched pending additional investigation into the crash, the Metropolitan Police Service stated in an announcement.
The collision Thursday afternoon exterior the prime minister’s official residence and places of work at 10 Downing St. set off an intense safety response.
Authorities later stated the incident wasn’t believed to be terror-related. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of harmful driving and legal injury.
It wasn’t instantly clear whether or not the crash was deliberate. Video posted on social media confirmed a silver hatchback automotive heading straight for the gates at low velocity throughout Whitehall, the primary thoroughfare in London’s authorities district.
No one was injured.
The man will seem in Westminster Magistrates Court on Saturday in relation to the unrelated cost of creating indecent photographs of youngsters.
