A jobless 47-year-old man from Southsea has been fined £120 after birthday celebrations in Ryde ended with him abusing Police and later damaging a custody cell.
Anthony John Mulkern appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Friday charged with 4 offences; being drunk and disorderly in a public place, possession of a Class B drug, causing harassment, alarm or distress and criminal damage on 5th and 6th August 2021.
Prosecutor Liz Miller explained to the court that PC Burfitt sighted a male causing distress to a young woman on Ryde Esplanade on Thursday this week. Approaching the male, it soon became clear to the officer that the subject was intoxicated. It’s then that the man – now known to be Mulkern – became aggressive towards PC Burfitt saying “I’m in the mood for a fight. You’re gonna need more than just you, you c**t”.
The abuse continued with a clench-fisted Anthony saying “Where’s your backup. I’m gonna knock you out you c**t”.
Mulkern was arrested and taken into custody at Newport Police Station, where he went on to put blood on the walls and flood the cell by blocking the toilet.
Defending, Barry Arnett explained that his client was over from the mainland to meet a friend for his birthday, who he became separated from, but he can’t remember what then happened – until the point of arrest. He added that the cannabis held by his client belonged to someone else.
Magistrates ordered Mulkern to pay a £120 fine and £200 in compensation. For the offence of possession of cannabis, a 12-month conditional discharge was given with no separate penalty for being drunk and disorderly.
This is a very lenient sentence.
£2000 compensation more appropriate.
I’ll be surprised if he makes it to 50, clearly never grew up and never likely to. Liver and heart disease from that level of drinking will get him.
And so it goes on. Surprised he hasn’t tried to settle here, that sort seem to be everywhere you go on the Island. It’s just another pat on the head and don’t do it again. The do gooders have got so much to answer for. I blame them for much of the wastes of space like this scum whose numbers are so prevalent now and know no matter what they do, the do gooding brigade will be making endless excuses for them. The only people the do gooders hate are the ones who had a harsher upbringing but who do not make the same ‘choices’ in life so do not turn out the same, so proving the do gooders wrong & less excuse for the scum.
Anyone notice this piece of scum was ”jobless” so where is the money coming from for him to be drunk? US MUGS that’s who, never a question asked as to why all these wastes of space are being given free handouts to blow on snort and swill, and yet the disabled have to go through an assesment to prove they are ill and can’t do a job. The DWP need to get some principles and priorities sorted.
Scum Sentence a joke ! cost in police time is barely covered
Throw him in the sea and let him swim back to the big island…. after giving him a good send off first of course.
Time after Time we read about our Police doing a great job and putting up with Scum !!
Time after Time we read about our Courts not doing there job and putting the Scum straight back on the streets to do it all again ..!!
He will settle here to start a new life. Selling drugs……
Man enough to fight a cop but not man enough to admit he had weed on him. Pfft. Wetty.