Man arrested near former Prince Andrew's home
A man has been arrested for possession of a weapon near the U.K. home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, police said Thursday.
The suspect, who was not named, was arrested Wednesday night "on suspicion of a public order offence and possession of an offensive weapon," Norfolk Police said in a statement to ABC News.
He remains in custody, according to police.
Buckingham Palace has not commented on the arrest.
Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, lives in a home on his brother King Charles III's privately owned Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England.
Mountbatten-Windsor moved to the estate, over 100 miles outside of London, in February amid the ongoing fallout from his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Feb. 19, shortly after moving to Norfolk, on suspicion of misconduct in public office stemming from his time as a U.K. trade envoy, a role in which he was responsible for promoting British business interests abroad.
He was released under investigation on the evening of his arrest and was not charged.
The allegations against Mountbatten-Windsor come after his name appeared in the 3 million pages of documents related to Epstein released by the U.S. Department of Justice in January.
The former prince has repeatedly denied wrongdoing with respect to Epstein.
Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking minor girls.
