Jail for county lines drug dealer who bit police officer
Kelvin Thompson tried to assault three while they were arresting him
A Bournemouth drug dealer has been jailed for more than four years for attacking police officers who tried to arrest him at a Brighton train station.
27-year-old Kelvin Thompson of Cambridge Road in the town was spotted acting suspiciously by British Transport Police (BTP) officers at Preston Park station on September 3rd last year.
who bit a police officer and attacked two others at a Brighton train station has been jailed for more than four years.
When the officers spoke to Thompson, he was evasive in answering their questions and continued to act suspiciously.
He was detained and found to be in possession of three mobile phones, one of which he said belonged to a friend.
Additionally, officers also felt something similar to a package hidden underneath his clothes.
When this was mentioned, Thompson – still handcuffed – attempted to escape and in doing so managed to get a hand free.
He proceeded to struggle with officers and when on the ground, he kicked one in the groin, caused another to hit their back against a wall and bit a third, refusing to let go.
Officers managed to regain control and Thompson was placed back into cuffs and taken into custody.
Here, he was searched again and two packages containing crack cocaine and heroin worth approximately £1500 were discovered.
Thompson was sentenced to 57 months in jail at Hove Crown Court on Thursday (January 30th) after pleading guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply a Class A drug, assault causing actual bodily harm and two counts of assault with intent to resist arrest.
Investigating officer DC Chris May of BTP said: “Thompson’s behaviour in this case was totally unacceptable.
“We won’t tolerate attacks on our officers, or other emergency workers, and we will seek to prosecute those who choose to attack people for simply doing their job.
“Our County Lines Taskforce are specially trained to notice behaviours that will make criminals stand out from everyday passengers and we will ensure they are brought to justice. If you are using the rail network to transport drugs, we will find you.”