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# Ipswich man admits attacking police and carrying knife
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/ipswich-man-admits-attacking-police-and-carrying-knife/
- Published: 2024-11-28T16:07:48.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:29:11.000Z
- Description: A 21-year-old man will be sentenced after admitting assaulting two police officers and carrying a knife in Ipswich. Xander Butler was remanded in custody following his court appearance.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Crime, #article, Suffolk Constabulary, #Import 2026-03-16 14:46

**Why it matters:** The case represents the only knife-related charge during Operation Sceptre, a week-long initiative targeting knife crime across Suffolk.

**The details:** Butler, of Lackford Place in Ipswich, appeared at Ipswich Magistrates' Court on Friday 15 November where he pleaded guilty to:

- Possession of a knife
- Two counts of assault by beating of a police officer

**What's next:** Butler was remanded in custody and is due to return to Ipswich Magistrates' Court tomorrow, Friday 29 November for sentencing.

**The bottom line:** The case was one of only five knife-related arrests made during the county-wide operation, which ran from 11 to 17 November.

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