Police operation man admits offences (From Hampshire Chronicle)
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Police operation man admits offences
1:25pm Tuesday 19th March 2013 in News
Police operation man admits offences
THE man who sparked a major police operation in Hampshire has pleaded guilty to two offences of sending offensive messages.
A charge of making threats to kill David Buckland were dropped at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court.
Anthony Betsworth, 52, was initially charged with threatening to kill following an incident at a house in Selborne Road, Selborne, near Alton, on March 13.
His activities caused the road from Alton to Selborne and Greatham to be shut as well as a nearby primary school the following morning.
Betsworth, of Fathoms Road, Hayling Island, denied the threats charge but admitted sending the messages at 12.05am and 12.50am on March 13.
The case was adjourned for sentencing on April 5. Betsworth was released on conditional bail.
