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A dangerous driver kneed a police officer in the groin and jaw after hurling homophobic and disablist abuse when he was arrested, a court heard.

An "intoxicated and aggressive" Kieran Divine took a dislike to the officer and mocked him by calling him "specky t***," because he wears glasses, on March 17, said prosecutor Alexis Mercer.

He was being obstructive at the police station,when he said to the officer: "You look like you have a cleft palate."

"I do have one," the officer said. “Is that a problem?”

Mansfield Magistrates court, Rosemary Street.

While waiting for a blood sample to be taken, Divine, 26, of Queens Road, Hodthorpe, Bolsover, fell asleep and was irate when awoken. He began shouting and pulling away from the two officers who were guiding him because he was unsteady on his feet and kicked a rubbish bin across the room.

When he lunged at a health care worker the officer took hold of him and Divine kneed him in the genitals and jaw. He shouted homophobic abuse as he was being restrained.

The court heard he has four previous convictions for ten offences, including affray and grievous bodily harm.

On the same night he was charged with failing to provide a specimen and dangerous driving on Broad Lane, Worksop, which he later admitted. But because the police don’t have the authority to charge hate crimes the case had to be split.

On April 25 he received a 24 week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, with a 120-day alcohol abstinence and monitoring programme and 15 rehabilitation days. He was disqualified for 36 months and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £154 surcharge.

Donna Pursglove, mitigating, said Divine was remorseful and acknowledged the officers aren't there to be treated that way.

She said he has been diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) when he was a teenager.

“Alcohol use doesn't mix with those types of characteristics,” she said. “Alcohol has always played a part in his offending.”

She said he works long hours at a metal recycling plant and has referred himself to a drug and alcohol treatment service.

Divine admitted assaulting an emergency worker when he appeared at Mansfield Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

He was ordered to pay £500 compensation to the office.

Dangerous driver from Derbyshire assaulted cop and hurled abuse after arrest