A man who attempted to headbutt two police officers during a struggle as he was arrested on a night out has been put on probation.

Harry Robert Warrillier-Grant, aged 20, of Western Avenue, in Douglas, admitted two charges: resisting arrest and threatening behaviour.

He admitted both offences, which took place on December 9, but had disputed the attempted headbutts on the police officers.

However, at a Newton Hearing held to settle the disputed facts, High Bailiff Jayne Hughes ruled in the prosecution’s favour.

The court heard that earlier in December Warrillier-Grant was sentenced to 150 hours of community service for possessing cannabis with intent to supply.

But just five days after that he was arrested for the latest offences.

Defence advocate Ian Kermode said that his client had been on a night out socialising at his local football team’s Christmas party.

Mr Kermode said that Warrillier-Grant’s spectacles had fallen to the floor during the incident with the police officers and he had taken offence at a comment from one of them.

’One thing led to another and the argument escalated,’ said the advocate.

’He accepts he did repeatedly swear at the police in the street. No contact was made.

’It was in no way pre-meditated.

’It was something spontaneous that developed in the heat of the moment.’

He added: ’The real area of concern will be that this was committed five days after the 150 hours of community service was imposed on December 4. That order hadn’t even commenced.’

Mr Kermode went on to say that Warrillier-Grant was working full-time for his mother’s fitness business after losing his previous employment as a social media manager due to the cannabis offence.

The court heard that Warrillier-Grant has completed 47 and a half hours of the 150-hour community service order so far.

Mr Kermode added: ’There was a problem about him being anxious about the people he was working with. But he has been building a chicken coup for 12 hens and since he was placed in a different setting his compliance has been much better.’

Mrs Hughes told Warrillier-Grant while passing sentence on Tuesday: ’You need to learn how to deal with things in an appropriate way or you’re going to be spending a lot of time before the courts and even more time in custody.’

Warrillier-Grant was also fined £500 for driving without insurance in a relation to a separate incident.

And his licence was endorsed with six penalty points.