Further charges authorised following Epping disorder

28 Jul 2025 12:20 PM

Rebecca Mundy, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS East of England recently said:

“Today, the Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Essex Police to charge a further two people following the recent disorder in Epping.

“This brings the total number of individuals charged by the CPS in relation to these matters to seven.

“I would like to remind all concerned that there are active criminal proceedings against all named individuals, and they have the right to a fair trial. There must be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online that may in any way prejudice these proceedings.”

Today, two men have been charged.

• Shaun Thompson, 37, has been charged with violent disorder and criminal damage.
• Lee Gower, 43, has been charged with violent disorder and assault on an emergency worker.

Those previously charged by the CPS are:

• Aaron Elles, 28, with violent disorder.
• Jonathan Glover, 47, with violent disorder.
• Stuart Williams, 36, with violent disorder.
• Keith Silk, 33, with violent disorder and criminal damage.
• Dean Smith, 51, with violent disorder.

Thompson, Elles, Glover, Williams, Silk and Smith are next due to appear at Chelmsford Crown Court on 18 August.

Gower is expected to appear tomorrow at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court.

Notes to Editors

• This does not include further cases charged by Essex Police.
• Other cases are in the process of being reviewed, and where the evidence supports it, charges will be sought by the Crown Prosecution Service.
• The function of the Crown Prosecution Service is not to decide whether a person is guilty of a criminal offence, but to make fair, independent, and objective assessments about whether it is appropriate to present charges for a criminal court to consider.