Officers were called at around 8.30am. and a man was arrested on the castle grounds on 25 December 2021. Jaswant Singh Chail, 20, from Southampton, was charged today with: – An offense under section 2 of the Treason Act, 1842;- Threats to kill (contrary to section 16 of the Crimes Against the Person Act 1861), – possession of an offensive weapon (contrary to section 1 of the the Prevention of Crime Act of 1953). He is currently in custody and is due to appear at Westminster Crown Court on Wednesday 17 August. Nick Price, head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime and Counter-Terrorism Branch, said he had authorized the Met to charge Chail “after he was arrested in the grounds of Windsor Castle on 25 December 2021 carrying a crossbow”. He added: “Mr Chail, 20, was charged with threats to kill, possession of an offensive weapon and an offense under the Treason Act 1842. “The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against Mr Chail are active and that he is entitled to a fair trial.”
