An angry assault suspect shoved a police officer into a shelving unit after PAVA spray was deployed on him.
Drunk William Giles took exception to constables turning up at his Wallsend home and quickly turned aggressive when he was told he was going to be arrested. However, the 51-year-old's behaviour escalated further, forcing police to deploy their PAVA spray, an incapacitant similar to pepper spray, a court heard.
Giles then reacted by lashing out at one of the officers and forcibly shoved him with both hands, sending him flying into a shelving unit. Fortunately, he wasn't injured, prosecutors said.
