Sheffield man jailed for threatening Police constable with a knife
He also launched tiles at officers in a rooftop standoff
Last updated 18th Sep 2024
A man from Sheffield who threatened a Police Constable with a knife before hurling tiles at officers during a rooftop standoff has been jailed.
It happened earlier in March this year.
35-year-old Jaime Stones tried to barricade the door to prevent to prevent Police officers getting in to his home during an arrest attempt.
He then lunged at an officer with a knife before climbing onto the roof of the property. Vehicles were damaged as he threw tiles at officers below.
Stones was detained and taken to a hospital after falling off the roof. While he was in hospital receiving treatment, Stones attacked multiple members of staff.
At Sheffield Crown Court - Stones of Burgoyne Road pleaded guilty to affray, threatening a person with an offensive weapon, sending a communication or article of an indecent or offensive nature and two counts of assault by beating of an emergency worker.
He was jailed for a total of 110 weeks during a sentencing hearing at Sheffield Crown Court last Thursday (12 September).
PC Caitlin Selwood, who was the officer in charge of the case, said:
"Stones' violence was completely unacceptable and caused damage to innocent neighbours' vehicles as well as one of our own police vans.
"He then went on to assault the medical professionals tending to his injuries and intentionally threatened one of our officers with a knife leaving him in fear of suffering serious physical harm.
"After Stones scaled the building, our officers had to put themselves in the firing line as he hurled missiles from the roof and he should feel fortunate that no one was injured during that incident on 6 March 2024.
"It must have been terrifying for the community and residents and we are pleased Stones has been given an immediate custodial sentence in excess of two years."