A man at the center of a three-hour-long standoff that closed part of one of Britain's busiest shopping streets is to appear at London magistrate court.
Police said 48-year-old Michael Green will appear in court Monday accused of five offenses _ possession of a weapon, false imprisonment, making a hoax bomb threat, recklessly endangering lives and criminal damage.
Dozens of heavily armed police, snipers and specialist hazard teams closed off a stretch of Tottenham Court Road on Friday after a man allegedly walked into an office building, hurled computers and other equipment out of windows and threatened staff.
Armed police later led the suspect away after several hours of negotiations.
