Free State police have confirmed the arrest of a 52-year-old man, following yesterday's violence at the Senekal Magistrate's Court which led to its property being damaged and a police vehicle being torched.
Provincial police spokesperson, Brigadier Motantsi Makhele says the suspect is a farmer in Marquad but resides in Senekal.
He says the man will be charged with malicious damage to property and public violence and will appear in court soon.
Makhele says the investigation is continuing and more arrests are imminent.
The Police Minister Bheki Cele said earlier that storming the court building and destroying police property will not be tolerated.
Cele also questioned the motives of the protesters who turned their anger towards the police.
Emotions ran high outside the court building where hundreds of farmers and community members gathered to demand justice for 22-year-old farm manager Brendin Horner who was brutally murdered on a farm in Paul Roux last week.
The Minister did not only condemn Horner's brutal murder but also the unlawful actions of the protesters seeking access to the two suspects arrested in connection with his killing.
The 32-year-old Sekwetje Mahlamba and 44-year-old Sekola Matlaletsa, appeared briefly in court on Tuesday where the matter was postponed to the 16th of October.
Meanwhile, A senior investigative officer has been appointed to probe the torching of a state police van and the damage to the Senekal Magistrate's Court property.
Free State Police spokesperson, Motantsi Makhele, says a team of investigators was appointed to investigate and bring those responsible to book.
