A Douglas man who snorted and spat out his own urine while vandalising two police cells has been fined £1,750.

Nicholas Derek Jones, of Peel Road, was also ordered to pay £1,106 compensation for the damaged cells and £125 prosecution costs.

Jones’ bizarre drunken antics also included stuffing a police risk suit down a toilet, stripping naked and swinging his private parts around.

The 31-year-old pleaded guilty to two counts of damaging property with a third charge of being drunk and indecent withdrawn.

Prosecutor Hazel Carroon told the court how, on June 11 at 11.30am police arrested Jones after he was said to have been found drunk with wet spots on his tracksuit bottoms.

He told police he had been urinating in the road.

At police headquarters Jones was said to have become aggressive and he was put in a risk suit in a police cell.

However, officers saw Jones on CCTV in the cell remove the suit and push it into the toilet, before flushing it, causing the cell to flood.

Jones then stripped naked and threw his pillow and mattress at the CCTV camera.

Police then moved him to another cell but as they did he was said to have taken hold of his private parts and kept swinging it around.

Once in a new cell his bad behaviour continued as he kicked the cell door intercom.

Jones was then said to have urinated on the floor, sucked it up and spat it out, then snorted the urine.

The door intercom panel had been damaged and police said that Jones then appeared to be trying to insert his private parts into it or urinate on it.

Officers feared he may be electrocuted so he was again moved to a third cell.

Jones sat with his head in his hands at the facts were read out in court.

His defence advocate John Wright said: ’My understanding is that, until Mr Jones got to police headquarters, he had behaved reasonably well. Why something went wrong, he isn’t able to enlighten me.

’He said he asked for a drink of water and was refused. He said the cuffing process was very tight. Perhaps he started making some sort of protest.

’He has asked me to apologise, he realises he went too far. What started off as a low key matter ended up as a fairly serious charge.’

Mr Wright asked for credit to be given for his client’s guilty pleas and said that Jones was in full-time employment, delivering professional services.

Deputy High Bailiff Jayne Hughes told Jones while passing sentence: ’I noted you were holding your head in your hands when the facts were presented. So you should be. You put two cells out of action. I don’t know what you were drinking that night but you need to not drink it if that’s the effect it has on you.’