Tim Caswell, the speaker of Bedford Borough Council, has denied charges of making threats to kill, possessing an offensive weapon, and making threats to damage or destroy property during a hearing at Luton Magistrates’ Court. The 66-year-old councillor, representing Goldington Ward, entered not guilty pleas to all charges. Caswell was arrested by armed Bedfordshire Police officers on 23 October following welfare concerns at his home on Crispin Drive.
Following his arrest, Caswell was suspended from the Liberal Democrats and now sits as an independent councillor while legal proceedings continue. Magistrates remanded him into custody ahead of a pre-trial hearing scheduled for 27 November. The case is ongoing, and the Liberal Democrats have declined to comment further due to the active police investigation.
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