A MAN has been charged with possession of a bladed article after being arrested at Wickford station. 

Essex Police were called to reports of a disturbance in High Street, Wickford, at about 7.55pm on Tuesday, October 31. 

Officers attended the scene and arrested a man nearby at Wickford Train Station.

Santino Horwat, 24, of Outing Close, Southend, has since been charged with possession of a bladed article and possession of a Class B drug.

A spokesman for Essex Police said: "We were called to reports of a disturbance in High Street, Wickford, at about 7.55pm on Tuesday, October 31.

"We have now charged Santino Horwat, 24, of Outing Close, Southend-on-Sea, with possession of a bladed article and possession of a Class B drug.

"He has been released on bail and will next appear at Southend-on-Sea Magistrates' Court on November 20, 2023."