A man spat in a police officer’s face while claiming to have Coronavirus after a...

Published: 7:33 am January 8, 2021
Updated: 10:34 am March 8, 2026
Man Who Spat In Police Officer's Face And Claimed To Have Coronavirus Is Locked Up

A  man spat in a police officer’s face while claiming to have Coronavirus after a report of a fight in St Ann’s.

Joshua Staples, 25, was locked up for a total of 18 months at Nottingham Crown Court today (Wednesday 6 January 2021) after pleading guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm, affray and common assault.

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