North Shropshire man jailed after fracturing police officer's facial bone in shocking attack as he tried to escape arrest
A man has been jailed after seriously injuring a police officer during an attack in north Shropshire.
Jamie Henderson-Jones, 26 and of Brookside, Wem, was sentenced at Shrewsbury Crown Court after pleading guilty to five offences.
Henderson-Jones admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent, criminal damage and assault by beating of an emergency worker, as well as driving while disqualified and driving without insurance.
The charges related to an incident on July 10, 2024.
Suzanne Francis, prosecuting, said that police in a marked vehicle had seen Henderson-Jones driving an Audi A3 in the daytime on Station Road in Wem.
Knowing he was already disqualified from driving PC Jack Harper started to follow the vehicle - which had previously been seized from the defendant.
The court heard PC Harper lost sight of the car but, accompanied by a police community support officer (PCSO), drove to Cordwell Park, where Henderson-Jones was known to leave his vehicle.
The officers located the car and saw the defendant and another man walking into a block of flats.
The PCSO maintained their distance while PC Harper followed Henderson-Jones. In a stairwell he attempted to arrest Henderson-Jones who reacted aggressively, pushing the officer in the chest.
In the altercation that followed PC Harper tried to use PAVA incapacitant spray to subdue the defendant, but the situation escalated with Henderson-Jones continuing to resist arrest.
The court was shown CCTV of the chaotic scene as the officer attempted to place the defendant under arrest.
