A man has been jailed for coughing at two police officers after telling them he had coronavirus.
Richard Michael Lamb, 48, was jailed for a total of 52 weeks at Bristol Magistrates’ Court for three counts of assaulting an emergency worker and two counts of assaulting his partner.
In a statement, Avon and Somerset Police said the man coughed on the officers while he was being booked into custody following his arrest for a domestic abuse offence.
He also assaulted a third officer.
The District Judge said the offences committed by Lamb, from Hartcliffe, were “mean and unforgivable” in light of the ongoing health emergency.
Chief Constable Andy Marsh said: “Those who think it’s acceptable to assault officers during the course of their duty can expect to be sent to prison.
“The officers were protecting the public by arresting people who’d carried out domestic abuse offences and they should not be subjected to this disgusting and degrading behaviour by a criminal minority.”
