Pinderfields Road: Man charged after armed police carry out raids at properties in Wakefield

Thomas Bickersteth, aged 19, of Pinderfields Road, Wakefield, has been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

The charge relates to an incident on Belle Isle Drive, Wakefield, that police responded to on Monday, April 7.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “His arrest followed the execution of warrants at properties on Moorhouse Avenue and Pinderfields Road, Wakefield, earlier this week.”

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Bickersteth appeared at Leeds Magistrates Court today (Saturday, 12 April), where he was further remanded into custody to appear at Leeds Crown Court on May 12.