Overview
- The Southwick incident, which happened on March 17, began when Regan King opened a parked car and claimed to be homeless.
- He suggested he had a weapon and told the driver to get out, and the driver took the keys and moved away.
- Two passers-by chased him off after he tried to drag the driver back, and the driver was left shaken but unhurt.
- Officers arrested him at Southwick Police Station after he dropped a hammer on the way, and he was later charged with assault.
- South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court jailed him for 10 weeks, and Northumbria Police called such cases rare and thanked the two interveners.