Drunk tasered after threatening officers
DRUNKEN Richard Queen was tasered after he armed himself with a screwdriver and threatened police officers.
Police were subjected to abuse when they attended a disturbance at Queen's first floor flat in Bucknall.
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The 36-year-old threw glass at the officers and their vehicle and threatened to stab any officer who entered his flat.
But officers armed with public order shields forced entry and tasered Queen after he moved towards them with the screwdriver.
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Prosecutor Neil Ahuja yesterday told Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court that police arrived at the flat at 10.10pm on September 14 to find the window broken and shards of glass on the pavement.
Mr Ahuja said: "The defendant appeared at the window. There was a further break and he smashed the window with a chair, causing more glass to fall on the pavement below.
"A kebab shop was open to the public, just to the right of where that was falling.
"The defendant refused requests to come down. He swore at the officers, then began to throw pieces of glass at them and the police car below. One of the officers covered himself with a jacket to protect himself.
"The defendant told officers not to go near the door. An officer saw him holding a screwdriver. He made threats he would stab any officer who came into the flat."
The court heard the officers armed themselves with shields and forced entry inside. Mr Ahuja said: "An officer shouted she was armed with a taser. He responded by saying, 'I have got more weapons than you, come on, I will do you all'.
"He appeared to move towards the officers. The taser was activated. It incapacitated him and the screwdriver fell from his hand."
In his police interview Queen said things manifested after he returned home after a drink with friends. He said he found it difficult to control his feelings and things got on top of him due to family problems.
Queen, of Causeley Road, Bucknall, pleaded guilty to affray.
Stephen Oldham, mitigating, conceded it was fortunate no-one was injured.
"He should have surrendered himself straight away. He is extremely sorry and remorseful for his actions," said Mr Oldham. "He was not falling out with anybody. He was falling out with himself. He has mental health and alcohol misuse issues."
Mr Oldham said Queen had spent more than three years out of trouble battling a heroin addiction, and asked Judge Paul Glenn to consider suspending any jail term.
But jailing Queen for 10 months, Judge Glenn said: "You were extremely hostile towards police. It is a matter of good fortune no-one was injured. I accept you flipped out, to use your words. You were plainly completely out of control when drunk. You present a high risk of re-offending."
The judge added: "These officers were simply trying to do their job and should not have been subjected to this sort of aggression."
10 Comments
by RJB10
Saturday, March 30 2013, 4:16PM
“How can 3 people disagree with my comments regarding the police,dont you people watch the news? The police sticking together and lying saying the mp in downing street called them f-ing plebs when he never said such words and there lying lost him his job,as i said just scum all of them.”
by talk212
Wednesday, March 20 2013, 11:33PM
“why do all nutters say they have mental have problems because they are mental.”
by RJB10
Monday, March 18 2013, 7:55PM
“I doubt very much richard even had a screw driver,after he smashed his own window in front of the police thats all they needed as an excuse to pull the tasers out,trust me they dont even think twice about using them,they seem to enjoy seeing people tasered.Absolute scum thats all the police are and they all think they are above the law or that the law does`nt apply to them personally and even worse is when they lie to cover up each others wrong doing/law breaking.”
by sikaPetaHi
Saturday, March 16 2013, 8:03PM
“he needs 2 stay away from the sauce post prison,if you can't take alcohol don't take it,he can get treatment, we live in a very depressing country now if you are not rich (most aren't) april onwards marks a very very very brutal time with d cameron & his barbaric cuts to the vulnerable people,maybe prison is the best place for him? a broken nation.... a broken society....broken britain... r.i.p uk....”
by Jobeeone
Saturday, March 16 2013, 4:58PM
“I Work. Always have. Don't feel sorry for self either. Get as much help as possible to live normal productive life. Life for people like me is a nightmare but most of us get on with it with blips here and there. I am what is considered a nutter and yet I have helped so many other people (non nutters mostly) and they don't even know about how ill I am because I am a kind and intelligent person. For most of the time I control it. You have no idea what your mind is capable of. But it seems, in your case, it keeps coming up with bigotry.”
by FFDP1
Saturday, March 16 2013, 12:35PM
“Mental health issues, usually code for you like getting drunk, using hand drugs and not standing on your feet and supporting yourself in anyway what so ever.”
by Jobeeone
Saturday, March 16 2013, 11:53AM
“Because they are nutters? Or is a nutter something different to you? Are you saying that people with mental health issues are more in control of their mind than a nutter?
As someone with complex mental health issues I often joke that I am off to the nutters meeting when I go to group therapy. Does this mean that I am being offensive to myself and the others in the group?
He probably does have mental health issues because we all do to one extent or another throughout our lives. Perhaps some nutters are more deserving than others ay mate?”
by Jobeeone
Saturday, March 16 2013, 11:53AM
“Because they are nutters? Or is a nutter something different to you? Are you saying that people with mental health issues are more in control of their mind than a nutter?
As someone with complex mental health issues I often joke that I am off to the nutters meeting when I go to group therapy. Does this mean that I am being offensive to myself and the others in the group?
He probably does have mental health issues because we all do to one extent or another throughout our lives. Perhaps some nutters are more deserving than others ay mate?”
by Jobeeone
Saturday, March 16 2013, 11:53AM
“Because they are nutters? Or is a nutter something different to you? Are you saying that people with mental health issues are more in control of their mind than a nutter?
As someone with complex mental health issues I often joke that I am off to the nutters meeting when I go to group therapy. Does this mean that I am being offensive to myself and the others in the group?
He probably does have mental health issues because we all do to one extent or another throughout our lives. Perhaps some nutters are more deserving than others ay mate?”
by nick1811
Saturday, March 16 2013, 11:22AM
“Why do all nutters say they have mental health issues”