A WANTED man who tried to escape the police has been given a community sentence for affray.
Brighouse scaffolder David Marshall was originally charged with attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent after he threw a large piece of Yorkshire stone at one of the officers trying to detain him.
But the case was reviewed and his guilty plea to affray was accepted at a previous court hearing.
Prosecutor Richard Smith told Bradford Crown Court yesterday that the officers went to the Duke of York pub in Shelf last August to arrest the 31-year-old, but he fled along Denholme Gate Road.
Marshall was chased and told to stop as he fled through nearby gardens and at one stage CS gas was used by the pursuing officer.
Mr Smith said Marshall picked up “a large piece of Yorkshire stone” and threw it towards the officer who had to dive to his left to avoid it.
During the chase Marshall also made threats to kill the officer before he was finally detained and handcuffed with the help of the officer’s colleagues.
Marshall, of Thornhill Road, Rastrick, pleaded guilty to the affray charge in November and his barrister Jayne Beckett explained that he had run away from the officers because his mother had suffered a heart attack and he had been helping to care for her.
Mrs Beckett said Marshall had been wanted in connection with an assault allegation which ultimately was not proceeded with.
She said Marshall was engaging with a substance abuse service to address his issues with alcohol and drugs and had complied with his bail conditions since August.
Because Marshall had spent two weeks on remand and 63 days subject to a qualifying electronic curfew Recorder Roderick Adams said he had effectively served the equivalent of a five-month sentence.
The judge said he was prepared to impose 12-month intensive community order which includes 100 hours unpaid work, a drug rehabilitation requirement and participation in an anger management programme.
