Raise the Colours leader Ryan Bridge charged with 14 offences
Ryan Bridge, leader of Raise the Colours, has been charged with offences including racially aggravated harassment and assault, according to thisisoxfordshire.co.uk.
3 reports on this incident · first at Sep 6, 2026, 3:15 p.m. ET
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Sep 6, 2026, 3:21 p.m. ET
Raise the Colours leader Ryan Bridge charged with 14 offences
Ryan Bridge, the leader of Raise the Colours, has been charged with 14 criminal offences, according to thisisoxfordshire.co.uk. The charges include seven counts of using threatening words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress, three counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of, or provoke, unlawful violence, two counts of racially aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress, one count of racially aggravated fear of violence, and one count of common assault.
The alleged incidents were investigated by Thames Valley Police. As this matter is only at the charging stage, it is undecided, and Mr Bridge is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Sentencing has not yet been scheduled.
Sep 6, 2026, 3:15 p.m. ETFirst report
Raise the Colours leader Ryan Bridge charged with 14 offences
Ryan Bridge, 45, of Station Road in Blackwell, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, has been charged with 14 criminal offences, according to thisisoxfordshire.co.uk. The charges include seven counts of using threatening words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress; three counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of, or provoke, unlawful violence; two counts of racially aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress; one count of racially aggravated fear of violence; and one count of common assault.
The charges relate to alleged incidents between January 31 and March 31, 2026, in which Bridge is accused of using threatening words or behaviour, racially aggravated harassment, and assault, the news outlet reported. The case is being handled by Thames Valley Police. As the matter is only at the charging stage, the case has not been decided, and Bridge is presumed innocent until proven otherwise.
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