Derby protests: Three men charged following isolated incidents in Derbyshire

Derbyshire police have charged three men after isolated incidents unfolded in Derbyshire.

The police force is keen to point out that it has not seen widespread disorder in Derby or the wider county, and these are isolated incidents.

All three took place on Wednesday August 7, 2024 at different locations.

The police force is continuing to monitor information about any events planned in the county.

It will review policing plans in line with any new information and promises to provide a ‘robust response’.

Dimitri Stoica, 25, of Langley Street, Derby, has been charged with a false communications offence under Section 179 of the Online Safety Act.

This is in relation to an allegation of information given during a live stream on TikTok in Normanton on the evening of Wednesday August 7.

Paul Chell, 50, of Moorspring Way, Old Tupton, Chesterfield, has been charged with using threatening, insulting or abusive words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

This follows an alleged incident near to a hotel on Sheffield Road at Sheepbridge in Chesterfield on the afternoon of Wednesday August 7.

Gary Thompson, 64, of School Board Lane, Chesterfield, has been charged with two assault offences, assault of an emergency worker and three racially aggravated public order offences.

This follows reports of an alleged assault on West Bars, Chesterfield on the evening of Wednesday August 7.

All three men are due to appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates Court today, Friday 9 August 2024.