A 25-year-old man, identified as Michael Sardes from Tilgate Way, Crawley was sentenced to 32 weeks in prison on 26 July 2023. He faced charges for multiple incidents of violence against police officers in Crawley. The charges included four counts of assaulting an emergency worker and one count of common assault, spanning from June 2022 to March 2023.
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The situation escalated on 30 November when police responded to a disturbance at an address in Tilgate Way. During his arrest for potentially breaching the peace, Sardes exhibited aggressive behaviour, including spitting at one officer and biting another at the custody centre.