A spectator who verbally abused and threatened police at a Gillingham FC match has received a three-year Football Banning Order

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Published: 6:18 pm December 13, 2023

Updated: 11:25 am October 8, 2025

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The incident happened during the League Two fixture against Newport County on Saturday 28 October 2023, shortly after another man had been arrested for a separate incident.

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Whilst he was being spoken to by Kent Police officers, 18-year-old Jake Harling approached them and knocked an officer’s hat off. When the officer tried to speak to Harling about his behaviour, he refused to engage and became abusive and confrontational.

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