A man who failed to show up at court after he spat in the face of a policeman was caught by Leeds officers, but then released on bail again.
Jamie Glover was caught on camera spitting in the face of a British Transport Police officer at York railway station at around 1pm on Friday, October 18.
Glover and several other drunk men had been disrupting passengers on a York-bound train and when police met them at the station he was arrested after he shouted and swore at officers.
The 31-year-old, from Wyvern Close, Batley, spat in the face of one officer as he was being escorted to a police van.
He was found guilty of being drunk and disorderly and assaulting an emergency worker at York Magistrates’ Court and ordered to return for sentencing on Tuesday, October 22, but he failed to appear.
However, British Transport Police officers from Leeds caught him on Friday, October 25 and he appeared in court the next morning.
He has been released on conditional bail until October 30, when he will be sentenced.
Sergeant James Finch, of the British Transport Police, said: “There are few things more disgusting than being spat at on duty.
"It’s completely repulsive behaviour, reserved for offenders either completely ignorant of the consequences or who have no respect for themselves or other people.
“This was initially a low-level case of anti-social behaviour, instead Glover chose to seriously escalate the situation and assault one of our officers.
"This is something we take extremely seriously, it’s not accepted as part of the job and he will face the consequences.”
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