Blackpool Police said officers were arresting a man in his 40s on suspicion of an unrelated matter on October 28 when he allegedly began shouting racial abuse towards the arresting officer (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
A man has been charged after a police officer was allegedly racially abused while making an arrest in Blackpool.
Blackpool Police said officers were arresting a man in his 40s on suspicion of an unrelated matter on October 28 when he allegedly began shouting racial abuse towards the arresting officer.
The man was subsequently further arrested on suspicion of racially abusing a police officer.
Following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, Ashley Johnson, 43, of no fixed abode, has been charged with a racially or religiously aggravated public order offence of intentional harassment, alarm or distress.
He is due to appear before Lancaster Magistrates' Court on December 15, 2026.
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