Martin Winter, 50, the owner of a factory where two firemen died in December 2006, is appearing at Lewes Magistrates' Court this morning (Tuesday), charged with disorderly behaviour and resisting arrest.
Winter, who runs Festival Fireworks at Mar
lie Farm in Shortgate, near Ringmer, has denied the offences which allegedly took place during the Lewes Bonfire celebrations on November 5 last year.
The trial began at 10am this morning but Ghulam Hussain, prosecuting immediately called for a short adjournment while he waited for police to bring 'further evidence'.
Mr Hussain, said: 'Further evidence has come to light but the evidence is not in an official format.'
Magistrates agreed to a short adjournment.
Prosecutors allege that Winter used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress in an argument with police in Friars Walk shortly before 9pm.
He is further accused of resisting a police officer.
The incident happened during the Grand Procession through Lewes town centre when Winter, president of Borough Bonfire Society, allegedly demanded the society be allowed to pass through a cordon to march up School Hill.
The case is continuing
*Retained firefighter Geoff Wicker, 49, from Heathfield, and fire support officer Brian Wembridge, 63, of Crowborough, died when the depot at Festival Fireworks exploded in December 2006 as emergency services tackled a blaze.
