Lancaster Court date set for man, 43, charged after racially abusing Blackpool Police officer
He will appear before magistrates on December 15.
Lancashire Police have charged a man after he shouted racial abuse to one of their officers.
Ashley Johnson, 43, of no fixed abode has been charged with a racially, religiously aggravated public order offence and will appear before Lancaster Magistrates Court on December 15.
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A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: “On 28th October, our officers were in the process of arresting a man in his 40s on suspicion of an unrelated matter when he began shouting racial abuse towards his 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 Racially/religiously aggravated s4a Public Order offence (intentional harassment/ alarm /distress) and will appear before Lancaster Magistrates' Court on 15th December 2026.”