A man took part in an "extraordinary" five-hour stand-off with police after taking to the rooftops and hurling bricks and tiles into the street below.
Paul Rutledge, of Terrace Road, West Bank, Widnes, caused more than £5,000 worth of damage to four houses when he climbed onto a terraced row on Frederick Street on March 21 2023.
Cheshire police cordoned off the area and moved in with tactical riot gear and shields as the 31-year-old threw tiles down onto the street, damaging several vehicles parked there.
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He pleaded guilty to charges of affray and criminal damage at Liverpool Crown Court today, May 23, having previously admitted to six counts of criminal damage to two roofs, a Ford Fiesta, a Peugeot, a Mercedes, and other unspecified property.
Steve Nikolich, defending, said: "(Rutledge) has got mental health issues and he appears to have been under the influence of drugs at the time. He tells me there was also a suicide attempt two weeks before this incident.
"The behaviour was unusual, it was extraordinary, it went on for five hours."
Setting a sentence date for June 23, Judge David Hale warned Rutledge: "Don't expect there to be any non-custodial outcome."
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