Ross-shire man who broke Police Scotland officer's wrist and bit another on leg while trying to avoid arrest is jailed at Inverness Sheriff Court
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AN Easter Ross father of four who broke a police officer’s wrist and bit another on the leg to avoid arrest was jailed for 10 months today (Tuesday).
Stuart Inglis slammed a door as he was chased by two constables through his Firhill, Alness home on April 21 this year after causing an earlier disturbance nearby.
He had got drunk after receiving unpleasant text messages from a former friend that evening and went round to confront him with a baseball bat.
Fiscal depute David Morton told Inverness Sheriff Court at an earlier hearing that Inglis had armed himself with a baseball bat and was angry with the occupant he suspected of being a drug dealer.
Inglis began hitting the door with the weapon and challenging the man inside to fight.
“Police were called but he left the area. Officers attended at his address where he shouted at officers from the upstairs bedroom window that they would not be getting in and he would not come out.
“Eventually they were let in by his partner but he approached the door in an aggressive manner and attempted to close the door on them.
“He then ran back through the house into the kitchen pursued by the two officers and he slammed its door shut with force, striking both constables.
“One of them immediately felt severe pain through his wrist up to his elbow.
“He tried to wedge the door shut and the force of three officers was required to push it open again.
“Two officers tried to apprehend him and he attempted to bite one on the body before managing to bite her on the calf.
“He was then arrested.” Mr Morton said.
Inglis admitted threatening behaviour, assaulting one constable by biting, and assaulting the other to severe injury, requiring him to have his right arm placed in a plaster cast.
Sheriff Sara Matheson told him that because of the injuries to the officers, there was no alternative to a jail sentence.
Defence solicitor Ken Ferguson said: “There was no planning of this. Because he had consumed alcohol, he has little recollection of this.
“But his record shows that he has had only two convictions in the past decade and none involve police officers.”
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