The man has been banned from drinking alcohol for two months
A man “frightened” a police officer after threatening him with a glass bottle. Benjamin Arksey, 50, was the passenger in a car stopped by Cambridgeshire Police officers on May 16 in Sutton Road, Mepal.
At Peterborough Magistrates Court on Monday (August 24), prosecutor James Quelch told the court that Arksey “threatened a police officer as he was asked to leave the car”.
Mr Quelch told the court that Arksey, who was carrying two bottles of alcohol, threatened to “knock them out”. Arksey threatened one officer with a glass bottle and also assaulted the same officer.
The defence lawyer Mr Willett told the court that Arksey was “genuinely remorseful”, and he was “genuinely motivated” to get back into work.
Before passing sentence, District Judge Richard Jepson told Arksey that there were “various features” of the incident that were “disappointing”. The judge said: “The reality is this was a straightforward traffic stop for someone else and not you. It may have been that you were not happy.
“The reality is you responded with not only words but actions. I understand why the two officers were frightened by this. Officers don’t go to work to have people shout at them. This could have ended up worse.”
The judge added that he was again “disappointed” that Arksey committed the offences, with him “being of a certain age”. He added: “Where this came from is a mystery. There is a lesson to be learnt from this, the drinking needs to be stopped.”
Arksey, of Victoria Street, Littleport, was handed a 26-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, for threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place. He was also given a 16-week concurrent prison sentence, also suspended for 12 months, for assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty.
Arksey was also ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work, given a 60-day alcohol tag which bans him from drinking alcohol, and ordered to pay £200 in compensation.
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