A judge branded a dad-of-three's actions as "selfish" after he tore up books supplied by police to alleviate the boredom of a prison cell. Gareth Wood, 30, of Turner Lane, Boughton, ended up in custody after police were called out to him being abusive and causing members of the public distress.
When police took hold of Wood at Mansfield Bus Station on September 10 at 4pm, he tensed up and threatened violence towards a man. Abbie Edwards, representing Wood at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Monday (September 12), said: "He tells me, prior to police arriving, he did have a verbal altercation with a male who was aggressive towards him also".
Wood had been in custody since his arrest. He pleaded guilty to using threatening words or behaviour at Mansfield Bus Station, and destroying reading books belonging to Nottinghamshire Police.
