A MAN who was arrested for causing a disturbance in the early hours of the morning and then urinated on the door of his cell at a police station has been sentenced.

Liam Peter Workman, aged 31, appeared at Weymouth Magistrates' Court on June 16 for sentencing after pleading guilty to one count of criminal damage and one count of using threatening or abusive words or behaviour which would likely cause harassment or distress.

Prosecuting, Siobhan Oxley, told the court that on May 29 this year, in the early hours of the morning, police officers were near a petrol station in Weymouth when they heard two loud bangs in quick succession. After a pause they heard two further bangs and a a male voice shouting saying: "Open the ****ing door."

The officers then heard the bangs again and the male voice repeating the same phrase.

Ms Oxley said officers approached Workman who was beside a parked car and seemed 'jittery as if he might strike out or run off' and tried to calm the defendant and quiet him down.

The court heard that a woman was in the car who 'seemed very upset' and 'appeared to have been crying'. The defendant said he was visiting from Birmingham and told officers that it was very unusual for the woman to be in this way and said they had a 'little domestic'.

Workman was arrested for being drunk and disorderly and was taken to Weymouth Police Station. Ms Oxley told the court that the defendant then 'decided to urinate on the cell door' which caused a pool of urine to trickle out into the corridor of the custody suite.

She said the cell had to be cordoned off and deep cleaned; the cost of this cleaning and the damage caused was said to amount to £82.99.

Ms Oxley said that in interview Workman did cooperate with police and said he had been drinking from 2pm the day before up to the time he had been arrested and offered his apologies to officers.

Workman appeared in court via a video link unrepresented.

He told the magistrates: "Sorry for what I have done and for the damage I have caused."

Chair of the bench, Romana Phillips fined the defendant £179 for each offence. He must also pay compensation of £82.99 as well as a victim surcharge of £36 and £85 towards court costs.