Brighton man jailed for injuring four police officers

A man who injured four police officers when they responded to reports of a woman heard screaming at property in Brighton has been jailed for six months.

John Cummins, 44, of Bowring Way, Brighton, punched and kicked officers when they tried to arrest him.

This was despite being captor sprayed and tasered.

It comes after officers were called to a flat in Parham Close on 21 November.

Brighton Magistrates Court heard that Cummins was being arrested on suspicion of assaulting a woman at the flat who was he was separated from.

As one of the officers when to put handcuffs on him, he became violent and punched him in the face.

Despite being sprayed with Captor and tasered, he continued to assault the other three officers by pushing two of them over and punching another in the face and head. Two went to hospital for treatment.

He fought his way out of the house, where he was detained by more officers who had arrived to help.

Cummins pleaded guilty on 23 November to four charges of assault on police officers in the execution of their duty on 21 November.

Inspector Jason Cummings said: “This was a really nasty, violent incident where four officers were assaulted when they responded to a report of domestic violence.

“Even though they tried to restrain Cummins using Captor spray and a taser, it did not work and the level of violence he showed towards the officers left them fearing for their lives. Two had to go to hospital for their injuries.”