A Brighton man who assaulted two police officers while subjecting a third to a torrent of racial abuse has been jailed. Liam Stevens, 27, of South Way in Newhaven, was arrested by officers for an unrelated matter in Manor Hill, Brighton, on March 23, 2022.
Stevens resisted arrest and became aggressive, making violent threats to kill officers as they attempted to restrain him. He racially abused one officer repeatedly as he was being arrested and throughout the journey to custody.
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