Seven men will be appearing before the Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning (2 May) following a large fight in Ocean Village.
Kyle Connell, 20, Anthony Houghton, 36, Graham Tait, 42, Cameron Bull, 23, Connor Holborn, 24, Sandy Dove, 36, and Samuel Bates, 26, were arrested just after 4am yesterday morning after police responded to a report of a large group of males fighting outside the Ocean Village Gym.
During the incident, seven RGP officers and one member of the public were injured.
The Response Team officers were required to use captor spray, baton tactics and unarmed defence tactics.
The Royal Gibraltar Police officers were assisted by officers from the Gibraltar Defence Police.
Early this morning, the men, who are all serving members of the military, were charged as follows:
CONNELL:
2 x Violent Disorder
1 x Resisting/Obstructing Police
HOUGHTON:
2 x Violent Disorder
1 x Resisting/Obstructing Police
1 x Disorderly Whilst Intoxicated
1 x Assault on Police
TAIT:
2 x Violent Disorder
1 x Resisting/Obstructing Police
BULL:
2 x Violent Disorder
1 x Resisting/Obstructing Police
HOLBORN:
2 x Violent Disorder
1 x Resisting/Obstructing Police
DOVE:
2 x Violent Disorder
1 x Resisting/Obstructing Police
1 x Assault on Police
BATES:
2 x Violent Disorder
1 x Resisting/Obstructing Police
The men were bailed from New Mole House with conditions, pending their court appearance on Tuesday.