A WANTED man has been detained by police after being found hiding in a garden.
Jessie Burbridge, 22, from Hove, was wanted in connection with an assault, criminal damage and escaping lawful custody in Worthing and an assault in Brighton.
Police have confirmed that officers detained Burbridge when they found him hiding in a garden in Hangleton on Saturday June 9 after he ran off from them.
He was taken into custody and has now been charged with assaulting a police officer with intent to resist arrest in Worthing on April 6, causing criminal damage to a car in Worthing on April 6 and escaping from lawful custody at Worthing on April 6.
He has also been charged with assaulting a police officer with intent to resist arrest in Hove on June 9.
He was remanded in custody and due to appear before Brighton Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Police were initially offering a £500 reward for information for his arrest.
This was later doubled to £1,000.
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