Nicola Bulley: Police read family statement after body identified

A TikToker arrested for sharing footage of mum Nicola Bulley’s body being pulled from a river has said he is suing Lancashire Police. Curtis Arnold, 34, was arrested on suspicion of stalking residents in St Michael’s on Wyre where the missing mother-of-two was found.

The arrest took place on June 18, after the force spied his vehicle near the Lancashire village.

The social media content creator claimed he was en route to Blackpool to film a thunderstorm before traffic cops made him pull over after following him for a few miles.

The arrest was confirmed by Lancashire Police and the force said the barber-turned-YouTuber is banned from entering the county as part of his bail conditions as the investigation continues.

Arnold said: “I already have a civil case against Lancs Police for last time unlawful arrest. This is no different. They arrested me to keep me away from the inquest.”

He has also been ordered not to produce any more content about Nicola, after posting several videos about her after her disappearance on January 27.

A recent video showed Arnold saying:  “When they read out the details of the arrest they just said, ‘This guy’s been seen in the area of St Michael’s on multiple occasions and made videos on the area. ‘Multiple people who live there basically feel distressed and they feel like the guy is harassing them, stalking them.’

“That was the basis of the arrest. I’m not allowed to do videos on all these different people who have been named. Basically, they’re people who live in St Michael’s, I think. They’ve obviously all put in their own report about what they know of me.”

The video blogger was one of a slew of content creators who travelled to the tiny village as theories circulated online about the fate of the missing mum.

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Arnold was first arrested on suspicion of malicious communications offences and perverting the course of justice after posting a clip of the authorities recovering Nicola’s body on February 19.

Arnold has claimed police put a “mark” on his car and expressed his shock about being taken into custody again.

On his arrest, he said:  “I’m in shock, like genuinely in shock. There is no hidden agenda, there is no sought of thing where I’ve been stalking a particular person that you guys don’t know about.

“Those videos that you see are what the stalking is.”

A spokesperson from Lancashire Police said: “On Sunday (June 18) officers arrested a 34-year-old man on Fleetwood Road, Greenhalgh, on suspicion of stalking. The man, who is from Swindon, has now been released on conditional bail pending further enquiries.

“His bail conditions have been set to prevent the interference or intimidation of any witness, including a number of people from the village of St Michaels on Wyre, and to not enter Lancashire for any reason other than to travel directly through the county without stopping. The man will report every Wednesday to Swindon Gable Cross Police Station.”

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