AN "extremely aggressive bare-chested man" who stripped naked, threatened to kill police officers and bomb Amesbury police station has been arrested.

A member of the public phoned 999 at about 9.40pm last night (Wednesday) after they saw a man covered in blood in Pewsey House, Wylye Road, Tidworth.

When officers arrived they were confronted by the "extremely aggressive bare-chested man", who at one point stripped naked, and who appeared to be intoxicated and high on drugs.

He was threatening to kill officers and their families, as well as threatening to petrol bomb Amesbury Police Station.

Due to the volatile nature of the situation, use of Taser was authorised and officers also used Pava spray to bring the suspect under control.

Despite this, the suspect continued to resist arrest and headbutted one officer, who was subsequently taken to Salisbury District Hospital with suspected concussion. He has since been discharged.

The suspect also spat at two officers while he was being taken into custody, and damaged a police van and custody property.

The 24-year-old man from the Tidworth area was arrested on suspicion of common assault, using threatening or abusive words or behaviour, three counts of assaulting a police officer, making threats to kill and criminal damage and remains in custody.

Sergeant Michael Standing, from Wiltshire South Community Policing Team, said: “This is another example of the dangerous and volatile situations police officers can find themselves in and the violence and abuse that they faced last night was not acceptable.

“They were there to keep the peace and arrest a man who posed a threat to those around him, and they were targeted in the most horrendous way.

“We are offering all the appropriate support to everyone involved.”

If anyone has any information about last night's incident they should call Wiltshire Police on 101, quoting crime reference 54180101123. Alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.