Man arrested following courtroom drama A man has been arrested by police hunting for two men sprung from the dock at a magistrates' court during an armed raid. Thames Valley Police said the 22-year-old, who was arrested near Maidenhead, was being interviewed by detectives on suspicion of being "unlawfully at large". The police were also hunting the two masked men who masqueraded as police officers, forced their way into Slough Magistrates' Court in Berkshire and began shooting with a handgun and sawn-off shotgun. The arrest on Thursday night came after a relative of one of two prisoners who fled the courtroom pleaded with him to "give himself up" to police. The uncle of Ricky Loveridge, 22, who declined to give his full name, said: "It's upsetting obviously and I wish he would come back and get himself sorted out and give himself up. " A policeman suffered cuts to the head when he was hit with the butt of a gun as he tried to stop Loveridge and Richard Hurley, 19, who were both facing burglary-related charges, fleeing from the Berkshire courthouse. The gunmen, clad in balaclavas, fired shots into the air as stunned court officials looked on. The two prisoners dashed from the courtroom and escaped in a waiting car, but a third man who was in the dock at the time remained where he was as his co-accused fled. Loveridge was on remand at Bullingdon prison in Oxfordshire for conspiracy to burgle, and Hurley was on remand at Reading prison for burglary. A police spokesman said the incident happened at about 12.40pm. "It would appear a number of people entered a court and assisted the escape of two men who were appearing before the court. During the incident, a firearm was discharged several times inside the courtroom. " He said a full forensic examination by scenes of crime officers was being carried out, and said detectives were trying to trace a silver four-wheel-drive Subaru Impreza car, which is believed to have been used in the escape. Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
