A man has been charged with assaulting an emergency worker in a park in Great Yarmouth.

Christopher Jones, 27, of Peggotty Road, Great Yarmouth, was charged with assaulting an emergency worker, obstructing a police officer and possession of cannabis and amphetamine.

Police said officers were called at around 1.15pm on Wednesday, April 10, to reports of someone driving through St George’s Park in Great Yarmouth.

Tyre tracks were visible in the grass and a tree looked to be almost uprooted.

No-one is believed to have been injured in the incident.

Jones appeared at Norwich Magistrates’ Court on Friday, April 12, and was remanded by the court to appear before Great Yarmouth Magistrates’ Court on May 29.

The 27-year-old has not been charged in relation to any incidents involving the car.