Man charged after police officer attacked in Walsall

A man has been charged after a police officer was attacked in Pelsall, Walsall.

Billy Stinson, 32, from Rushall, is accused of assaulting an emergency worker and possessing a knife in a public place after officers were called to Allens Lane on 1 January.

He has been bailed and is due to appear at Dudley Magistrates Court next month.

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