A 30-year-old man who spat in a female police officer's face after making obscene comments during a "disgraceful episode" has avoided an immediate prison sentence.
Mohammed Shazad appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court where he admitted to being drunk and disorderly in a public place in Belvedere Road, Burton, on October 9.
He also admitted assaulting a police officer during the execution of her duty.
Shazad, of Wavers Marston, Marston Green, Birmingham, also admitted behaving in an indecent manner, namely making repeated lewd, profane and obscene comments and insults.
Magistrates also made him the subject of an 18-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months.
Magistrates hearing his case told the defendant what he had done constituted "a disgraceful episode, showed no respect, alcohol involved, and it was an abuse on officers trying to do their job".
Shazad was also made the subject of a six-week curfew, and ordered to pay £250 compensation, £85 court costs and a £115 victim surcharge.
