Thug attacked Leeds police officer like a 'wild dog' and told him 'I hope you never walk again'

A thug has been jailed after attacking a Leeds police officer like a “wild dog.”

Jamie Frosdick was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm.

Prosecutor Paul Mitchell told the court how Frosdick was spotted by police driving his VW Golf “erratically and at speed” through the Seacroft area of Leeds on February 15 this year, and attempted to make off on foot following a short blue light chase.

The 32-year-old then punched a police officer in the face as he attempted to detain him, in what was described to the court as a “vicious and unprovoked attack” on an officer who was “alone and isolated.”

“The only word I can use to describe it was just like a wild animal, or a wild dog loose,” the officer said in a statement read to the court. “He was just attacking me, biting me, punching me, kicking me, he headbutted me. He had the clear intent to cause significant harm to me.”

By the time two community support officers reached the scene, the arresting officer, who the court heard was “crying out in pain,” had managed to get on top of Frosdick and restrain him.

Frosdick, of Kentmere Gardens, Seacroft, then launched into a tirade of verbal abuse aimed at the officers and could be heard on one officer’s body camera as saying “I hope you never walk again.”

The court heard how the officer was taken to hospital with a “traumatic dislocation of his right shoulder,” which had caused nerve damage. The officer has been unable to return to work since the incident and has suffered from psychological effects, including difficulty sleeping and flashbacks.

Mr Mitchell further told the court how Frosdick has a history of violent behaviour with 13 convictions for 21 previous offences, including battery and assault on an emergency worker.

Mitigating for the 32-year-old, defence counsel Stuart Fields told the court how his client had suffered from PTSD and traumatic nightmares since being stabbed in the leg in 2022, an incident which saw him spend four months in hospital and continues to restrict his movement.

He told the court that his client had turned his life around since his last conviction in 2019 and is currently employed on a trial basis by a local scaffolding company, who are prepared to offer him full-time employment.

Mr Fields added that Frosdick sends his deepest “sympathy and apologies” to the officer and “wishes him the very best for his recovery.”

Describing it as a “prolonged and persistent attack,” Judge Neil Clark sentenced the defendant to two years and six months in prison, and said he had no choice but to issue an immediate custody order for such a serious assault on a police officer.

Judge Clark commended the officer for his bravery in restraining Frosdick.