leicestershire police is supporting a counter-terrorism investigation after a protest at a drone factory in Braunstone, Leicestershire, where police were called to reports that a van had been driven into the gates at about 03: 10 BST on Friday. Six people have since been charged with burglary and causing criminal damage. They are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
Charges Follow Early-Morning Incident
The investigation is being led by Counter Terrorism Policing East Midlands, with leicestershire police providing support. Police said the factory is understood to be UAV Tactical Systems, located on Meridian Way in Braunstone.
The six defendants are four men and two women. Each faces one count of burglary and one count of causing criminal damage.
Police confirmed the arrests as Peter Jones, 41, of Alderfen Way, Hoveton, Norwich; Michael Sackur, 28, of Maltings Place, Reading; Megan Kennard, 25, of Fircroft Avenue, Lancing, West Sussex; Seirol Davies, 31, of Godwin Road, Margate, Kent; Rhae Rivers, 39, of Godwin Road, Margate, Kent; and Hal Hockney, 27, of Alkham Road, Hackney, London.
What Officers Are Saying
The case has now moved into the court system, with all six expected at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday. No further details of the allegations have been released beyond the charges and the account that a van was driven into the factory gates.
Leicestershire Police has not added public detail beyond its role in support of the counter-terror investigation. That leaves the legal process to determine what the court hears next, and whether the charges are contested.
Context Around The Braunstone Case
This incident sits within a wider pattern of policing around protests involving drone and arms-related facilities. In this case, the central facts remain tightly focused: an early-morning report of damage at the Braunstone site, arrests, and charges now before the court.
For now, leicestershire police remains part of an active investigation led by Counter Terrorism Policing East Midlands, with the next immediate development set for Monday in court. Until then, the facts in the leicestershire police inquiry are limited to the charges, the arrest list, and the reported damage at the factory gates.
