A HEREFORDSHIRE man has been jailed after public order offences in Worcester.
Christopher Stones entered guilty pleas to two charges of using threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour when he appeared before magistrates in Kidderminster.
The court heard from prosecutor Melanie Winterflood that the 32-year-old, who was represented at the hearing by defence solicitor Dean Hicks, had used threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause a police officer harassment, alarm, or distress in an incident in Worcester on April 17.
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He has also used threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour likely within the sight or hearing of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm, or distress in Worcester on the same date, magistrates heard.
Herefordshire man Stones, who is of no fixed address, was handed an eight-week prison sentence, with magistrates saying they had taken his guilty pleas into account, but that the offences were so serious that only a custodial sentence could be justified.
He was also ordered to pay compensation of £100 and prosecution costs of £135.
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