Drunk Cookstown man pulled out drip and lunged at ambulance worker
A drunk man who fell and banged his head on the ground after leaving a taxi was taken to hospital but in the back of an ambulance he pulled out a drip and lunged towards an ambulance worker.
Neil Harrison (39), of Coolnafranky Park, Cookstown, pleaded guilty to being disorderly and attempting to assault an ambulance worker on September 25 this year.
Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena, was told the defendant was taken to Antrim Area Hospital to check a potential head injury and also because his blood sugar was low.
He was volatile and aggressive towards police and ambulance personnel.
A defence barrister said the defendant is "vulnerable", is an alcoholic, and "had just come out of custody and didn't know where he was". He wished to apologise.
District Judge Nigel Broderick said they were "serious offences" and jailed the defendant for three months.