The man was arrested and taken to Leeton Police Station. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
A Leeton man has been arrested after allegedly biting the thigh of a police sergeant after he was stopped for a random breath test.
At about 5:20 pm on Saturday (22 February), police attempted to stop a maroon-coloured Commodore for a roadside test of the driver’s alcohol consumption.
Police followed the vehicle and watched it pull into the front yard of a Leeton premises and saw the front and rear passengers exit the vehicle. Officers walked over to the vehicle and spoke with the driver, a 28-year-old male from Leeton.
Officers asked the man to produce his licence, but he informed police he was currently disqualified. Police asked the man to produce some ID and he allegedly refused to do so and instead tried to walk away. Officers took hold of the man and informed him that he was under arrest.
Police will allege the man immediately resisted arrest. A struggle ensued, with the man being taken to the ground and eventually handcuffed. During the struggle, the man allegedly bit the upper right thigh of the police sergeant, leaving a large bite mark that punctured the officer’s skin.
The man also allegedly kicked the face of the second officer whilst being placed in the rear of the police truck.
The 28-year-old was taken to Leeton Police Station where he was charged with two counts of assaulting police, hindering or resisting police and driving a motor vehicle during its disqualification period. He was refused bail and appeared before court on Sunday (23 February).
The man was also issued with a Traffic Infringement Notices for using an unregistered motor vehicle on the road, using an uninsured motor vehicle on the road and owning a vehicle taken on the road with taxes unpaid. Those tickets alone carry a fine of $818 each.
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