Police in Brighton have charged a man with a number of theft and violent crimes in relation to several incidents in early 2023.
Jason Turner, 39, of The Crestway in Brighton, was arrested in Madeira Place on Thursday, February 9, following a report of him running from a taxi and threatening the driver with a knife.
Following his arrest for making off without payment and possession of an offensive weapon, Turner was further arrested and charged with five counts of burglary, robbery, theft from a shop and causing actual bodily harm.
The charges relate to thefts from a store in Boundary Road, Hove, on January 16; a pub in York Place, Brighton, on January 24; a second pub in Marine Parade, Brighton, on January 26; the Sea Life Centre in Marine Parade, on January 26 and a restaurant in Gloucester Street, Brighton, on February 8.
Turner has been remanded in custody, pending a trial on March 10 at a court to be confirmed.
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