Police were forced to spray a dad to incapacitate him after a brawl broke out on a Newcastle street.
Brothers Jed and John Grieve were seen throwing punches at a group of males on Commercial Road, in Byker, one evening in April.
Officers soon arrived at the scene and tried to split up the fight but father-of-four Jed soon became aggressive, a court heard.
He told the constables to "f*****g get off me" before his conduct forced them to spray him with PAVA, an incapacitant similar to pepper spray.
Jed, 28, and John, 36, both of Clapham Avenue, in Byker, were arrested and appeared before magistrates in Newcastle to each plead guilty to a public order offence.
Rebecca Slade, prosecuting, said police were called to Commercial Road at around 10.20pm on April 30 this year.
They saw the Grieves brothers in the middle of a fight with another group of males and witnessed both sides throwing punches.
"The police intervened," Miss Slade continued. "An officer pulled Jed to his feet but he shouted 'F*****g get off me'. He was sprayed with PAVA as a result of his aggressive behaviour."
The court heard that John had 42 offences on his record and was on a suspended sentence at the time of the fight but Jed had fewer with seven.
Alanna Wesencraft, defending both men, said that the brawl started because the other group of men turned up at the Grieves' address.
"The group were armed and they didn't know what to do," Ms Wesencraft added. "As a result, John left the property to try and pull the group away.
"Jed is walking along the road with his girlfriend and sees the fight occurring. John isn't the biggest chap on the planet and the other group were bigger. That's why he got involved."
Magistrates fined Jed £120 and ordered him to pay £85 costs and a £34 victim surcharge.
Because John was on a suspended sentence, which was imposed by Newcastle Crown Court, they committed him there for the case to be finalised.
John was released on unconditional bail to appear there next month.
