Teh One Who Knocks
11-02-2022, 12:39 PM
By Sue Kirby, Multi-media Journalist - Teesside Live
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A drunken Teessider claimed to be Hollywood film character Jason Bourne before stripping off his top and swearing at police officers.
Paul Stephens admitted a charge of being drunk and disorderly when he appeared before Teesside Magistrates' Court.
The court heard that Stephens, 42, of Middlesbrough's Park Road North, had been drinking in Durham City on September 10 when officers were alerted to reports of a drunken man staggering in the road near Elvet Bridge around 4.15pm.
Officers approached to speak to him but he started to swear at them and tell them he was Jason Bourne, the character from the Hollywood film series including, The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy, played by famous actor Matt Damon.
Paul Doney, prosecuting, said an officer tried to engage with Stephens and explain why he wanted to talk to him "but, the defendant started to swear, telling him his name was Jason Bourne."
He said the shouting and swearing continued and the defendant then took his top off and to talk about his tattoos. Mr Doney said the defendant threw his jacket over a barrier and told the officers to fetch it. He then climbed over the barrier himself.
The prosecutor said the shouting and swearing continued, in front of members of the public, and Stephens was arrested. He said the defendant has a "lengthy record" of previous convictions.
David Dedman, defending, said his client has a history of using drugs and alcohol. He said it is an on-going battle with alcohol, one he was losing on this occasion. He added: "He pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity."
Stephens was fined £40 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a victim surcharge of £16.
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A drunken Teessider claimed to be Hollywood film character Jason Bourne before stripping off his top and swearing at police officers.
Paul Stephens admitted a charge of being drunk and disorderly when he appeared before Teesside Magistrates' Court.
The court heard that Stephens, 42, of Middlesbrough's Park Road North, had been drinking in Durham City on September 10 when officers were alerted to reports of a drunken man staggering in the road near Elvet Bridge around 4.15pm.
Officers approached to speak to him but he started to swear at them and tell them he was Jason Bourne, the character from the Hollywood film series including, The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy, played by famous actor Matt Damon.
Paul Doney, prosecuting, said an officer tried to engage with Stephens and explain why he wanted to talk to him "but, the defendant started to swear, telling him his name was Jason Bourne."
He said the shouting and swearing continued and the defendant then took his top off and to talk about his tattoos. Mr Doney said the defendant threw his jacket over a barrier and told the officers to fetch it. He then climbed over the barrier himself.
The prosecutor said the shouting and swearing continued, in front of members of the public, and Stephens was arrested. He said the defendant has a "lengthy record" of previous convictions.
David Dedman, defending, said his client has a history of using drugs and alcohol. He said it is an on-going battle with alcohol, one he was losing on this occasion. He added: "He pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity."
Stephens was fined £40 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a victim surcharge of £16.