Comedian arrested after Sepp Blatter money stunt

Simon Brodkin, the TV prankster who hit headlines yesterday after throwing a stack of cash at Sepp Blatter, is set to be charged with trespass.

Brodkin, best-known for his comic alter ego Lee Nelson, was in character as fake footballer Jason Bent when he inveigled his way into a Fifa press conference and showered its controversial president with fake dollar bills.

He was arrested and then released after questioning by Swiss police yesterday evening, and will be charged for trespass in the coming weeks - but is unlikely to be jailed for the offence.

ITV News Correspondent Dan Rivers reports:

A spokesman for Zurich City Police Department said: "We arrested this man and he was interrogated and released yesterday. He will be charged for trespassing because he wasn't allowed to enter the building.

"If there will be a trial is still to be decided by the prosecutor. Trespassing is in Switzerland just prosecuted by request like other minor crimes."

Brodkin was seen being taken away by police after the stunt, but found time to tweet a photo of himself gatecrashing the event from the account @Jason9Bent shortly after the incident.

He wrote: "Excited to be at Fifa meeting Sepp Blatter to secure the North Korea 2026 World Cup."