Wanted 21-year-old man is found, arrested and charged by the police

A 21 year-old man wanted by the police has been arrested and charged with threatening his mother and breaching court orders after being found.

Luke Cremona pleaded not guilty to a number of charges, including threatening his mother and causing her to fear violence would be used against her, breaching a probation order and other court orders imposed on him in separate proceedings.

Yesterday, the police had made a public plea for information about Cremona's whereabouts, publishing his photo and details, while guaranteeing anonymity for anyone who tipped them off.

During his arraignement on Saturday, police inspector Sherona Buhagar told the court that Cremona had attempted to run away after being spotted by police officers near the Jerma Palace Hotel in Marsaskala. He managed to escape the law for a second time that same day when he was observed in Floriana by the police. 

He was eventually taken into custody yesterday evening.

The court was told that Cremona, who requested bail after pleading not guilty to the charges, had problems with drug and alcohol addiction.

Bail was refused and Cremona was remanded in custody.

The defendant is no stranger to law enforcement. Last February, he admitted to uploading a derogatory video of a police inspector on TikTok and in June was charged with breaking into and stealing items from his mother's home. The court had also been told that on one occasion, Cremona had pushed his probation officer out of her car and driven off, before abandoning the car at another location.