A man who "wanted to go back to prison" has been handed a community order instead after he assaulted a police officer.
Leeds Crown Court heard on Tuesday that officers were called to the McDonald's in Briggate at around 9am on February 10 this year to reports of an assault. Prosecutor Danielle Gilmour said Wayne Dixon, 54, was arrested and taken to a nearby police vehicle on Boar Lane.
She said: "He became aggressive and was behaving in a child-like manner. An officer describes having to lift his legs around him and him [Dixon] struggling. During the process another PC leaned into the back of the car and he [Dixon] attempted to headbutt him. Due to the awkward angle he missed, but continued to struggle.
