Man pleads not guilty to threatening former Duke of York

Alex Jenkinson, 39, pleaded not guilty Friday at Westminster Magistrates Court to charges of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behavior with intent to cause fear or provoke unlawful violence toward the former Duke of York near his Norfolk home. The incident allegedly occurred on May 6 shortly after 7:30 p.m. in Wolferton, close to the duke's Marsh Farm property, while he was walking his dogs.

Jenkinson, who listed his address as Debenham in Suffolk, also pleaded not guilty to a similar charge involving Stephen Terry in King's Lynn on May 5. He admitted to failing to provide a specimen of blood while in custody that same day. Norfolk Police responded to reports of a man behaving in an intimidating manner in Wolferton, leading to his arrest the following day and questioning at the King's Lynn Police Investigation Centre.

The court granted Jenkinson conditional bail, barring him from approaching several royal sites, including Sandringham, Buckingham Palace, Balmoral, Windsor and Highgrove. He also must not contact or approach the former duke directly or indirectly and is prohibited from entering Norfolk. He is scheduled to stand trial at the same court on July 29.