Man Sentenced to 29 Weeks in Prison for Assaulting Emergency Workers

A 33-year-old man, Kieran McKenzie, was sentenced to 29 weeks in prison for assaulting two constables and a custody detention officer while being booked into custody at a police station in Ystrad Mynach. The incident started when police were called to an address in Newport, where McKenzie was found hiding in an attic and became aggressive towards the officers. He used a lighter to try to set fire to loft insulation, was doused with a hosepipe, and kicked a hole in the ceiling. McKenzie also headbutted the police van's cage and spat in the face of a custody detention officer, hitting her on the chin.

Key Takeaways:

• Kieran McKenzie, 33, of School Lane, Newport, was sentenced to 29 weeks in prison for assaulting two constables and a custody detention officer.
• The incident started when police were called to an address in Newport, where McKenzie was found hiding in an attic and became aggressive towards the officers.
• McKenzie used a lighter to try to set fire to loft insulation, was doused with a hosepipe, and kicked a hole in the ceiling.
• He also headbutted the police van's cage and spat in the face of a custody detention officer, hitting her on the chin.
• McKenzie pleaded guilty to three counts of assaulting an emergency worker and two counts of criminal damage on March 19.
• His barrister, Sol Hartley, asked that McKenzie be given credit for his guilty pleas and that he had not taken any drugs in prison since being held there.

Statistics:

• 29 weeks: the length of McKenzie's prison sentence.
• £187: the amount McKenzie will have to pay as a victim surcharge.
• 3 counts: the number of counts of assaulting an emergency worker to which McKenzie pleaded guilty.
• 2 counts: the number of counts of criminal damage to which McKenzie pleaded guilty.

Sources:

• Cardiff Crown Court
• Christopher Evans, prosecuting
• Sol Hartley, barrister
• Judge Wayne Beard