Ferry charged with perverting the course of justice (From Cotswold Journal)

Ferry charged with perverting the course of justice

10:27am Thursday 18th September 2008 in News By Steve Mather

ROCK star Bryan Ferry's son, Otis, has been charged with perverting the course of justice and is to appear in court later today.

Charles Frederick Otis Ferry, 25, of Cross Hands, Easton Mascot, Shropshire, was arrested by police in Cirencester, Glos, yesterday after the adjournment of his trial on robbery and assault charges.

Police have charged him overnight with perverting the course of justice and he is being held in custody pending an appearance at Cheltenham Magistrates Court later today.

It is understood the new charge relates to one of the prosecution witnesses in the robbery and assault case which was yesterday delayed for at least four weeks.

At Gloucester crown court sitting in Cirencester yesterday Judge Martin Picton declined to give the jury any reasons for his decision to abandon the trial and adjourn the case for at least 4 weeks.

He discharged the jury, which had been sworn in on Monday but had since been kept out of court while legal discussions continued between the judge, prosecutor Kerry Barker and defence barrister Philip Lucas.

Huntsman and countryside campaigner Ferry, 25, was to be tried for allegedly attacking a hunt monitor and robbing another while they tried to film him at his sport at Lower Swell, nr Stow on the Wold, Glos, last November.

Police and the Gloucestershire Magistrates court service have today confirmed that Mr Ferry now faces the new allegation of perverting the course of justice.