A man who headbutted a policeman and made vile sexual comments to a policewoman has been handed a suspended sentence.

Glenn James Anderson told the woman he knew where she lived and asked her to perform a sex act on him.

The 46-year-old pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer, threatening behaviour and possession of cannabis, and was also found guilty after a trial of common assault.

Magistrates sentenced him to 14 months’ custody, suspended for two years and also made him the subject of a two-year suspended sentence supervision order (SSSO)

Anderson must also pay £925 prosecution costs, which includes the cost of the trial.

We previously reported that police were called to St Paul’s Apartments in St Paul’s Square in Ramsey on Christmas Eve. A report had been received of a man breaking a fire door at the property.

Anderson, who lives in Brookhill Road, Ramsey, was arrested and told police: ’I’ve got a joint in my pocket.’

He was put in a police van but then became aggressive and started to swear, asking a woman officer if she wanted to perform a sex act on him.

anger

Anderson told her that he knew where she lived and said: ’Wait till I get out. I’ll have you.’

Once at police headquarters his anger continued as he headbutted a male officer striking him on the jaw.

The cannabis found was valued at £1.

A probation report said that Anderson was a carer for his ill wife but had separated from her for a two-week period during which he said his world had ’fallen apart’.

He said he had gone off the rails and started drinking and using cannabis.

However, Anderson told probation that he had stopped drinking since the incident.

Defence advocate David Clegg said that Anderson’s wife was in court supporting him and handed in a letter of apology from his client.

disgusted

Referring to the incident with the policewoman Mr Clegg said: ’Everything flowed on from his arrest. He has no recollection of what he said but he is disgusted by it. There is no suggestion he has ever attended the officer’s address and he would never do so.’

The advocate said since the incident Anderson had been the victim of a vicious assault during which he was hit in the head with a hammer.

’It was an eye-opening experience for him to realise that although the police had had interactions with him he couldn’t have asked for more from them after he was assaulted. This has caused him to look at his behaviour towards the police and given him a real appreciation of the job they have to do.’

The advocate went on to say that the headbutt had been a reckless act, during a struggle, rather than a deliberate butt.

Magistrates chair Geoff Collier said that, when deciding to suspend the sentence, they had taken into account Anderson’s carer responsibilities in relation to his wife.

He will pay the prosecution costs at a rate of £10 per week deducted from benefits.