People.com Royals Intruder Armed with Crossbow Charged After Christmas Incident at Windsor Castle Jaswant Singh Chail was arrested and taken into custody on Christmas Day at Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth spent the holiday with Prince Charles and Camilla By Stephanie Petit Stephanie Petit Stephanie Petit is a Royals Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been with the brand since 2016 after graduating from The College of New Jersey and holding previous positions at Seventeen, CBS Radio and more. Follow the proud dog mom on Twitter at @stephpetit_ for the latest on Queen Elizabeth's corgis. People Editorial Guidelines Published on August 2, 2022 04:44 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Queen Elizabeth . Photo: toby melville/Getty An armed intruder who was arrested on the grounds of Windsor Castle on Christmas Day has been charged with offenses including making threats to kill and possession of a weapon. Following an investigation by the Met Police Counter Terrorism Command, 20-year-old Jaswant Singh Chail from Southampton was charged Tuesday with making threats to kill, possession of an offensive weapon and an offense under section 2 of the Treason Act 1842, according to the Metropolitan Police. He is currently detained ahead of an appearance at Westminster Magistrates' Court on August 17. Investigation Underway After Intruder Posing as a Priest Spent the Night in Windsor Barracks Windsor Castle. Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Officers responded to a security breach around 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 25 at Windsor, where Queen Elizabeth was celebrating the holiday along with members of the royal family, including Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. After the suspect was arrested and taken into custody, officers found a crossbow. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles and Queen Elizabeth. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty In April, another security breach at Windsor Castle took place when a man talked his way into the nearby Victoria Barracks. A man dressed as a priest claimed to be a friend of the Coldstream Guards' military chaplain. He was allowed inside without showing identification, where he reportedly spent the evening eating and drinking with senior officers. A Thames Valley Police spokesperson said they received a report of an intruder at Victoria Barracks at 9:20 a.m. the following day. The man was removed and "no further action was required," they said. Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage? Sign up for our free Royals newsletter to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more! Queen Elizabeth, 96, returned from her visit to Sandringham just hours later.