Update: Man who threatened to jump on M20 appears in court

A 22-YEAR-OLD man who threatened to jump from a bridge onto the M20 on Tuesday and Thursday last week has appeared in court.

James Evans, of Waylands, Swanley, was arrested and charged with causing a public nuisance after threatening to jump from a footbridge over Junction 1 of the M20 on Thursday.

This was the second time he had threatened to jump, with police having to remove him from the same bridge two days before.

Both incidents caused a total of around 10 hours of traffic delays as police closed both carriageways to deal with the situation.

Mr Evans first threatened to jump last Tuesday, causing around three hours of traffic delays.

Police were able to remove him from the bridge at around 6pm and said they would make sure he was given appropriate help.

However, he returned to the footbridge at around noon on Thursday and once again threatened to jump, causing around seven hours of traffic delays.

Evans appeared before Maidstone magistrates on Saturday and was remanded in custody.

He is due to reappear later this week, with an exact date to be announced.

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