Building firm manager Charles James Gales (34) was sentenced in the Magistrate’s Court this week after admitting repeatedly punching the officer during an incident in Prince’s Tower Road in St Saviour. He pleaded guilty to a single charge of grave and criminal assault. In a tweet, acting deputy police chief James Wileman said: ‘Ten months behind bars: I hope this sends a very strong message.
‘Assaults on police officers will not be tolerated & I thank the Magistrate for her comments today & firm stance. This was an awful experience for the officer involved.’
The attack happened on a busy night for the police, during which another officer was attacked in Colombus Street.
A 29-year-old man was arrested in relation to that offence and was later sentenced in the Magistrate’s Court for
assault.
