A man has been jailed after he punched a female police officer at least five times and caused her colleague to black out during an unprovoked attack.
Jarrod Richard Roe, 36, was living in a boarding house at Murray Bridge, 75 kilometres east of Adelaide, when he punched a fellow resident in January.
Sentencing Roe in the District Court on Tuesday, Judge Adam Kimber said a male officer came to the doorway of his room and asked for his name. The officer was asking Roe to “get back” and “stop”, but he continued to assault her until he was sprayed by her partner.Other police officers arrived at the property and Roe stuck his finger in the eye of a constable who was trying to arrest him.“Police officers form a vital role in our community,” he said.He said one of the police officers reported the incident made him less trusting and more cautious in his approach to work, while another reported stress and anxiety.
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