Overview
- Police arrested 39-year-old Alex Jenkinson near Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor’s home on the Sandringham estate after reports of threatening behavior and possession of a weapon.
- Prosecutors charged him with using threatening or abusive behavior intended to cause fear, and he pleaded not guilty at Westminster magistrates’ court.
- The defendant denied attacking Andrew and also denied assaulting another man in a separate alleged incident the day before.
- The judge granted bail with exclusion zones covering Sandringham, Buckingham Palace, Windsor, Balmoral, and Highgrove.
- A London trial is set for July 29, and a prosecutor said Andrew will be called to give evidence by video, while police have not specified the type of weapon involved.