Officers were on the scene around the Sunflower Massage Parlour for around six hours before Mason was arrested. Greater Manchester Police confirmed at the time that the incident was not counter-terrorism related despite the presence of counter terrorism officers. This week, Mason, of Astbury Street, Radcliffe, appeared before Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court, where a guilty plea was entered. The road was closed in both directions (Image: SWNS/Phil Taylor)He confessed to using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of or provoke unlawful violence in breach of the Public Order Act. According to court documents, this was directed towards a woman on Stand Lane on the date of the police stand-off.