A 26-year-old from Peel has been charged in connection with yesterday's incident at Laurel Bank in which a man allegedly made threats and waved an axe.Police were called to Laurel Bank to a report of a man being abusive and threatening marshals.
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Officers say the man entered the TT Course, in the section before Glen Helen, waving an axe and then barricaded himself inside a van before he was arrested.
It happened while roads were closed ahead of the TT qualifying session on Sunday.
Police issued an appeal for witnesses.This morning, a 26-year-old local man from the Peel area was charged with affray and entering a closed road.He is due to appear before the courts tomorrow (Tuesday).A police spokesman said: 'We would like to appeal to any witnesses who may have seen this incident or captured the incident on video.’
He added: 'Behaviour like this towards marshals, police and the public in general will not be tolerated and will be dealt with robustly.'