Man charged after incident that injured police officer

A 22-year-old man has been charged with assault and threats to kill following an incident in which a police officer was injured.

Jamie Lee Winter, of Farquhar Road, Rotherham, appeared at Rotherham Magistrates Court earlier this month (Thursday 18 August).

The charge relates to an incident on Tuesday 16 August on Farquhar Road, Maltby. The officer was taken to hospital but he did not suffer serious injuries.

The officer – who has not been named – was rendered unconscious in the incident.

A 24-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender in connection with the incident and was taken into custody.