Yahoo News Speeding Skoda driver put police officer 'in a headlock' and punched another
A speeding Skoda driver put a police officer 'in a headlock' and punched another as they tried to arrest him. Anthony Wilde from Atherstone lashed out at being stopped by officers in Kingsbury, North Warwickshire.
They say they saw initially saw a blue Skoda hatchback speeding in the opposite wrong direction and then, a short time later, they saw the same car travelling along Coventry Road in Kingsbury.
A check on the vehicle showed that the car was only insured to be driven by one person, a woman, which did not match the description of the driver. The car was stopped on Knowle Hill, where two officers got out of their car and approached Wilde, who had got out of the vehicle.
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When told why he was being pulled over, the 34-year-old from Stratford Avenue in Atherstone Wilde. was said to became 'increasingly agitated and confrontational'. Warwickshire Police say that when one of the officers tried to take his arm to prevent him from walking out into traffic, he became aggressive and punched the officer.
The other officer then moved to restrain Wilde and get him under control. But then Wilde threatened to headbutt the officers as they put a handcuff over his left wrist and then continued to struggle.
Wilde shouted before lashing out at the officers and throwing further punches, grappling with the officers, and hitting one in her face.
During the struggle, Wilde did manage to pin one of the officers to the ground, but was then PAVA sprayed, restrained, and arrested. He continued to fight with the officers, putting one in a headlock, before other officers arrived and helped to take him to custody in Nuneaton.
He was charged and, in court, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm, driving without insurance, and failing to provide a specimen for a breathalyser test on request.
He was also given eight points on his license, a 15-month disqualification from holding a driving license, and a victim’s surcharge of £228.
