A MAN who carried out a "reckless assault" on a police officer has been jailed.

Michael Roy Stimson assaulted the officer in Portsmouth on April 7.

The court heard how the 39-year-old had carried out a "reckless assault" on an emergency worker while he was carrying out his responsibilities as a police officer.

Appearing at Southampton Magistrates' Court, he pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker by beating.

Stimson, of Ladycross Road, Hythe, was jailed for a total of 12 weeks and was ordered to pay compensation of £50.

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