A 52-year-old man has been fined £150 for being drunk in a public place.

Richard Alan Kewley admitted the offence and was also ordered to pay £125 prosecution costs by High Bailiff Jayne Hughes.

Prosecuting advocate Barry Swain told the court how Kewley, who lives at Tynwald Road, Douglas, was in Jaks bar on July 6 at 8pm.

He was asked to leave but refused, so police were called.

Officers arrived and he was escorted out.

Kewley was described as very intoxicated, unsteady on his feet, and slurring his words.

He was asked for his details but was unable to give them to officers, so he was arrested.

Defence advocate John Wright said that his client’s previous convictions were mainly alcohol-related.

Mr Wright pointed out that there had been no charge in relation to Kewley not leaving Jaks, and he was charged only with being drunk in a public place.

Kewley told his advocate that the police officers seemed to think he was from Foxdale and that had caused confusion when they were trying to establish his details.

High Bailiff Mrs Hughes said that she had taken into account the fact that Kewley had spent a night in the cells as a result of the offence.

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