Man jailed for attacking paramedics and police

A MAN has been jailed after attacking and abusing emergency service workers when they were called to reports of an insulin overdose.

Lance Morgan, of Chandos Street, Netherfield, became abusive towards paramedics who had examined him and said there was no sign of an overdose.

Police were called to the scene where they handcuffed Morgan, 62, at which point he kicked out at an officer and a paramedic and shouted racial abuse on February 1 last year.

Morgan was arrested for assaulting an emergency worker and he was moved to a police car where he continued to make racially aggravated comments towards officers and paramedics.

He will now spend 20 weeks in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of assaulting an emergency worker at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court and being cleared of another.

East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) technicians Paul Pointon and

Michael Phipps were injured during the incident, with Morgan punching Mr Phipps in the groin as well as punching Mr Pointon in the abdomen.

After police arrived, Morgan assaulted Mr Pointon again when he was restrained.

The technician said: “I’ve worked in the ambulance service for five and a half years and I love my job.

“It is incredibly upsetting and frustrating when some think they have the right to assault you when you are helping them in their time of need.”

Assistant Chief Constable Steve Cooper of Nottinghamshire Police said: “Our officers go out every day and put themselves at risk to keep the public safe from harm. We hope this sentence sends a clear message about the consequences of mistreating an emergency worker.”

Kelvin Langford, violence reduction and prevention lead at EMAS, said: “Our frontline colleagues, as well as our team in our 999 control room, are here to help people, not to be assaulted, and they deserve to be treated with respect.”