No punishment for young man who assaulted police sergeant at Lancaster railway station
A young man who was arrested at Lancaster railway station in May has just been sentenced at Crown Court for assaulting a police sergeant.
He pleaded guilty and was given an absolute discharge (no penalty was imposed).
A charge of being drunk and disorderly was previously discontinued at magistrates court.
BTP Lancashire @BTPLancs tweeted: “#CourtResult - A young man who was #arrested at #Lancaster in May has just been sentenced at Crown Court for assaulting a police sergeant: absolute discharge (guilty, no penalty imposed).
"(A charge of being drunk & disorderly was previously discontinued at Magistrates’ Court).”