Man caught on Hampshire road with baseball bats, hatchet and knife amid threats to kill, police say
A man accused of threatening to kill a woman was allegedly caught by police on a busy Hampshire road with baseball bats, a hatchet and knife.
Dominic Ettridge, 34, of no fixed address, was arrested on the A303 near Basingstoke after officers received a report a woman had been threatened by a man known to her at around 11pm on Monday 30 March.
“We carried out enquiries and arrested a man driving a Peugeot car on the A303, near Bullington Cross, at around 1am on Tuesday 31 March,” police said.
“A number of weapons, including baseball bats, a hatchet and a knife were located inside the vehicle.”
Ettridge was charged with making threats to kill, possessing an offensive weapon in a public place, possessing a knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place, driving a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence and failing to provide a specimen for analysis. He was also charged with using a motor vehicle on a road / public place without third party insurance.
Ettridge was due to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates Court.