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Tuesday 31 Mar 2020 7:16 am
An ‘immature and foolish’ man has been jailed for attacking a police officer who questioned him about being outside during the coronavirus pandemic.
Jack Kent, 20, was spotted walking on Rochdale Road, in Blackley, by officers investigating another incident at 9.20pm on March 25. They shone their headlights at him before approaching to question him about their case and why he was not in lockdown.https://nkaros.data.bloghttps://nkaros.data.blog

Kent then ran from the scene, sparking a ‘short chase’, which resulted in officers placing him in handcuffs as he shouted, ‘get the f**k off me’, Manchester Magistrates’ court heard.
He then kicked out at the police twice as they tried to get him into a police van, hitting one of them in the leg twiceProsecutor Martha Dowd told the court: ‘[Kent] was acting suspiciously when seeing the police car and he was evasive.
‘[Officers] were also looking to speak to him about why he was out, considering the current circumstances, as it was 9.20pm. They were going to stop him and ask why he was out due to the restrictions of Covid-19 last set out.’https://nkaros.data.blog

She continued: ‘He refused to get in the van and then kicked out twice and made
contact with the officer’s right leg and left shin.
‘The officer then shouted “get on the floor now” as they were going to
restrain him to prevent further injury. He refused to get down and tried kicking the officer one more time

It was the second time Kent had been arrested in a matter of weeks, after police were called to a homeless shelter at Christchurch Baptist Church where he had been staying.Kent’s defence lawyer Andrew Gilmore stated that he lacked maturity and has ‘poor consequential thinking skills’, causing him to also ‘react badly’ to authority.https://nkaros.data.blog

He continued: ‘This is one opportunity to find the good in Mr Kent and to take
advantage of what’s being offered by the probation to put this immature and foolish behaviour behind him and square up to responsibilities as a man and an adult.’

District Judge John Temperley sentenced Kent to 20 weeks in prison, telling him that the offences were ‘made more serious’ by his record.
He said: ‘These offences are so serious that only immediate imprisonment will suffice.’https://nkaros.data.blog