News Shouted abuse at police in street
A 19-year-old man aimed a string of expletives at police as they dealt with an incident in Goole - then became abusive as they tried to arrest him.
James Michael Bradshaw launched the volley of abuse as he passed police officers on Pasture Road.
Mr Bradshaw shouted "f***ing pigs" at the officers, then, as he walked further along the street, offered: "You are all w**kers and f***ing piggy bastards."
Mr Bradshaw, of Oxford Road in Goole, appeared at the town's magistrates' court this week where he pleaded guilty to a Section 5 public-order offence in the early hours of June 20 this year.
Julie Laverack-Glanville, prosecuting, said that, during Mr Bradshaw's drunken tirade, passers-by were well within earshot and were "clearly alarmed by this extraordinary behaviour".
She said that when Mr Bradshaw was approached by a police constable he began to struggle and tried to run off.
But the constable managed to restrain him and returned him to the scene, where Mr Bradshaw was put inside a police vehicle and given a fixed penalty notice for public disorder.
But Mr Bradshaw wasn't finished yet - he disputed the ticket and became abusive, said Ms Laverack-Glanville.
She added that, when asked to get out of the police vehicle, Mr Bradshaw refused, so officers had to forcibly remove him.
Mr Bradshaw then "squared up" to one officer with his arms "slightly raised" and his fists clenched.
Mr Bradshaw told officers "I'm not doing anything; I've done f*** all." He then stood up to one officer and "assumed an aggressive stance right up to his face".
This compelled the officer to push Mr Bradshaw away, whereupon the officer warned him he was going to be arrested for public disorder.
Mr Bradshaw said to the officer: "Go on, arrest me then," and carried on shouting obscenities in full view of passers-by.
At this point he was given a final warning by one of the officers and shouted: "You can't f***ing rag me about; I'm not going anywhere. F*** him."
Mr Bradshaw was arrested and charged with a public-order offence.
Ms Laverack-Glanville said that the arresting officer was "quite a sturdy" man and it must have taken "the courage of alcohol" for the slightly-built Mr Bradshaw to square up to him.
Mr Bradshaw, who was representing himself in court, told magistrates he had been out on a workmate's birthday and had drunk so much "I didn't know what I was doing.".
"I'm ashamed of myself," he added.
Magistrates fined Mr Bradshaw £100 and ordered him to pay £55 prosecution costs. He was also made to pay a £15 victim surcharge.
Published on 17th July 2008 in News.
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