A man has been sentenced for riding a scooter carelessly while over the drink-drive limit, and almost hitting a police car, in the centre of Carlisle.
Officers were called at around midnight on Tuesday October 1 after reports of an incident in the Englishgate Plaza area, close to Walkabout and Ballers bars.
A male — 24-year-old Kaeden Jacquin — was reported to have a pool cue in his hand following an altercation, and to be behaving violently.
He was also described as being dressed in motorcycle gear and intoxicated.
A police patrol vehicle passed him in the street as he rode away from the area on a Lexmoto TR scooter. He turned on to Cecil Street, went the wrong way down a one-way street and narrowly missed a second police car as he did so.
Evidence was gathered by officers from members of bar staff with CCTV footage capturing part of the incident in the plaza.
Jacquin, of Newby East, near Carlisle, was brought to court and admitted possessing an offensive weapon, careless driving, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and also drink-driving. The level of alcohol in his breath was almost twice the legal limit.
Sentence was passed at Carlisle Magistrates’ Court this morning. The defence said it had been an impulsive action by Jacquin, who was said to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
“There is remorse,” said Chris Toms, mitigating. “There is an admission that this is just silly, and he shouldn’t be doing it. He has shown in the past he has the ability to knuckle down.”
Magistrates considered a probation service pre-sentence report before handing down their punishment. The court also heard Jacquin had been given a five-year custodial sentence in 2019 for his role in the robbery of a vulnerable male whose home near Hull was also ransacked.
For the more recent Carlisle offences, Jacquin was given a 12-month community order. He must complete a rehabilitation programme and an 80-day alcohol ban which means he will be fitted with a tag which detects any consumption.
He was also banned from driving for 17 months.
