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Essex Police has released chilling footage of the moment when Gavin Plumb, the man accused of an online kidnap, rape and murder plot involving Holly Willoughby, was arrested.
An officer’s body camera shows police forcing entry into the 37-year-old’s home in Harlow, Essex on October 4.
Plumb, who is shirtless and watching TV, is heard asking ‘what the hell is going on’ before it is explained he is being apprehended on suspicion of conspiracy to kidnap Willoughby, 43.
Upon hearing the former This Morning presenter’s name, Plumb responds: ’I’m not going to lie, she is a fantasy of mine.’
It comes as Plumb gave evidence for the first time during the trial at Chelmsford Crown Court today.
He told the court he got a ‘rush of excitement’ about the thought of keeping Willoughby in a ‘dungeon’ but insisted it was ‘online chat.’
Officers apprehended Plumb on October 4 (Picture: Essex Police/PA Wire)
Officers forced entry into Plumb’s home in Harlow in October (Picture: Essex Police/PA Wire)
During the proceedings, Plumb said his ‘dark’ discussions were ‘massively regrettable’ but insisted the alleged plans were ‘a fantasy’ and not real.
The defendant also said he bought bottles of chloroform to clean a ‘large stain next to my fridge’ and purchased a BDSM kit, including a set of handcuffs, in 2014 ‘to rekindle my relationship with my ex-partner.’
He apologised for the ‘graphic and violent’ contents of some of the chats, and said some of the words he had used were a way to ‘get my gratification, move on.’
Plumb also told the jury he did not ask a man who turned out to be an undercover officer for ‘help’ in carrying out the alleged plot.
Plumb denies all the allegations (Picture: Essex Police/PA Wire)
When Plumb was arrested he described Willoughby as his ‘fantasy'(Picture: Essex Police/PA Wire)
In court yesterday, the undercover police officer who discussed the alleged rape, kidnap and murder plot of Willoughby said he felt there was a ‘real threat’ to the TV star.
The witness, who has been granted anonymity to protect his and his family’s safety and ‘his effectiveness as an undercover officer’, was sent an image of what he described as an ‘abduction kit.’
‘At that point in the conversation it was quite alarming,’ the officer, from the Owatonna Police Department in the US state of Minnesota, told the court. He passed on Plumb’s information to the FBI, which contacted the Metropolitan Police.
On Wednesday June 26, objects that he purchased with the alleged intent of using them on the former This Morning presenter were revealed, including handcuffs, a blindfold, and cable ties.
Willoughby will not be giving evidence in the case (Picture: Kieron McCarron/ITV/Shutterstock)
The court heard how Plumb had been looking into booking a tour at ITV Studios, questioning in a message whether the tour would entail meeting the presenters working for the broadcaster.
During the proceedings, other messages were read from Plumb where he wrote about finding …read more
Source:: Metro
