A police officer who allegedly resisted arrest while drunk has been formally dismissed after a three-day misconduct hearing.
PC Mark Toulson was off-duty when he went been drinking with a friend in Wimbledon in November 2014.
A row broke out, causing police officers to be called to the bar and take Toulson to hospital for treatment for a head injury.
He then threatened to fight officers when being taken into custody from hospital.
“I’ll walk down to the van without a fuss, but if you handcuff me I’ll fight you,” he said, according to the Evening Standard.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said the Wandsworth officer allegedly used threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour towards an officer.
The 35-year-old was accused of assaulting an officer and then obstructing and resisting them in the execution of their duty.
In a case at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court, defence lawyers said Toulson may have been suffering the effects of a head injury including "automatism", making him perform actions involuntarily.
In July last year, he pleaded guilty to resisting a constable in execution of duty but denied assault and the use of threatening and abusive behaviour. He was fined £443.
His case was subject to a separate misconduct hearing on whether the incident had amounted to a breach of the Met's Standards of Professional Behaviour.
"After hearing all the evidence and mitigation, the panel deemed the most appropriate outcome to be dismissal without notice," a spokesperson said.
