A DRUNK man turned up to a Dorset pub he was barred from and smashed glasses in a random late-night attack - before 'kicking out' at a police officer, a court was told.
Michael Doucas, 29, entered the Half Moon pub off Half Moon Street in Sherborne at around 12.30am on Sunday, August 1.
Prosecutor Andrew Newman told Weymouth Magistrates’ Court how a staff member was alerted to the sounds of glasses being smashed.
Mr Newman said: “Police were called to that location and the staff from the pub said that around 15 to 20 glasses had been smashed.
“The defendant had been escorted from the pub by a bar worker at the establishment. It came after a pub staff member heard the sound of breaking glass.
“He had been banned from the pub three months prior and by the time police had arrived, the glass had been swept up.
“The defendant was on the floor and escorted to a police vehicle.”
Doucas then kneed the vehicle’s door.
Mr Newman added Doucas ‘kicked out’ at a police officer and was arrested for assault of an emergency worker.
Doucas claimed ‘he slipped and didn’t mean to hit him’ but later admitted to the criminal damage and assaulting a police officer.
Mr Newman read out a ‘community impact statement’ from Dorset Police which spoke of how often their officers are subjected to threats and violence.
Doucas, of Simons Road in Sherborne, pleaded guilty to criminal damage to the sum of £20 at the Half Moon pub and assault of an emergency worker.
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Mitigating, Des Reynolds, explained how Doucas was suffering from mental health issues and struggling with newly prescribed medication.
He stopped taking the medication because he felt ‘vulnerable’ three days prior to the incident and was drinking alcohol on the night.
Mr Reynolds said: “He was drinking quite a large amount of alcohol and resulting in this irrational behaviour smashing the glasses and behaviour that’s not in his character.
“He’s on the medication, more stable and no repeats of the behaviour. He regrets the incident and has apologised to police and pub and is ashamed how it was.”
Mr Reynolds said Doucas feared he would ‘very sadly’ lose his job.
Chairman of Magistrates, Mike Davis, said: “You have lost your good character and that is one thing you will never recover as you now have a criminal record.”
Doucas was fined £500 and ordered to pay £85 in court costs for the charge of assault while he must also pay a £50 fine and £20 compensation to the pub.
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