UPDATE: Rooftop man charged with assault, wasting police time and failing to return on bail
A man who brought a city to a standstill by taking to rooftops to flee from police has been charged.
Jordan Rudwick, 19, unemployed from North Road, Brighton has been charged with assault, wasting police time and failing to return on bail.
The 19-year-old scaled a building between Spring Street and Dean Street at about 3.30pm and refused to come down.
He came down and was arrested at about 7.30pm.
He will appear at Brighton Magistrates Court today.
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