A Sunderland thug had to be pepper-sprayed after launching a violent attack on a police officer during his arrest.
A police officer was repeatedly punched in the face by Andrew Dove and was bitten by his dog when they turned up to an address to arrest him on January 15 this year. The 31-year-old knocked the officer over a kitchen bench and grappled with him before he was eventually detained after an officer delivered a "number of blows" and pepper-sprayed him.
Dove, of Portland Road, Plains Farm, Sunderland, who had also driven a BMW without insurance or a licence on the same day, was found in possession of amphetamines when he was searched. He appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court on Tuesday to be sentenced for assaulting a police officer, possession of a class B drug, and driving without insurance or a licence. He had pleaded guilty to the charges.
