A yob spat on an officer's face after he turned aggressive while being arrested at his Northumberland home.
Police were forced to restrain Christian Armstrong and carry him to a van as he was being detained for an unrelated matter in the early one morning in March. However, when they gave the 29-year-old the chance to calm down and walk to the vehicle, his behaviour escalated further.
A court heard that Armstrong said "You can't stop this" before spitting in an officer's face, hitting him on the cheek. The assault prompted the yob to be restrained again, this time also being placed in a spit hood, as he was transported to a police station.