A POLICE dog took ‘two lumps’ out of a young chef after he attacked a police officer, a court heard.

Jordan Sidell, kicked and pushed PC Tiffany James before spitting at her during a domestic incident in Teignmouth last month.

Sidell, 22, admitted assaulting and resisting the officer in the execution of her duty when he appeared before magistrates in Newton Abbot On Wednesday, February 14.

Prosecutor Phil Sewell told the court Sidell, who had drunk 30 cans of lager, returned to his family home to discover his mum had kicked him out and changed the locks.

Police were called because Sidell was shouting and kicking the front door of the property in Coleman Avenue in the early hours of January 19.

The chef was angry and upset because he returned from a nearby friend’s house to discover him had given him the boot and locked him out.

Officers at the scene described Sidell as ‘angry’ and said he wasn’t responding to any of their requests.

Sidell pushed PC James in the chest after she tried to put him in handcuffs.

He was made aware that there was a police dog present and said he would come without a fuss but instead tried to flee the scene.

Officers gave chase and caught up with Sidell, who continued to ignore anyone’s instructions.

Police pushed Sidell over a hedge to stop him from escaping and assaulting anybody else.

The runaway was arrested but lashed out in the process, kicking PC James before being put in leg restraints.

In interview Sidell admitted he had consumed 30 cans of lager adding he was dependent on booze.

Mr Sewell told magistrates Sidell was remorseful about the incident and believed it wouldn’t have happened if he was sober.

PC James, in a victim statement, said: ‘As a police officer I expect some animosity – but don’t expect to be assaulted.’

The court was told Sidell had four previous convictions. The latest was last year for not paying for a railway ticket.

Sidell’s solicitor, Mark Drew, said his client didn’t have much recollection of the incident but he accepted all the evidence put forward and apologised.

Mr Drew revealed Sidell’s life was out of control at the end of last year and he was binge-drinking.

But since then he had got his life in order by finding a new job in Shaldon and cutting down on alcohol.

Magistrates imposed a curfew on Sidell to stay in his home from 11.30pm and 7am every day for three months.

The bench also ordered him to pay £100 compensation and £170 costs.