Poker Pro Thomas Ward Pleads Guilty to Hitting Female Police Officer

A professional poker participant has admitted hitting a distaff constabulary ship's officer and repeatedly attempting to collation another ship's officer next a drunken altercation out of doors the Grosvenor Casino in Aberdeen, Scotland, The Press and Journal reports.

Thomas Ward, 36, who has receipts unrecorded tournament earnings of $515,255, told Aberdeen Sheriff Court through his lawyer that he had been “very drunk” and was “deeply ashamed” of his actions.

Ward and his father, Saint Mark Ward, 63, had attempted to come in the casino at around 11:24 p.m. after an evening of drinking and watching live music. They were refused accounting entry past 2 security department guards because they were inebriated. That’s when “a situation developed,” according to prosecutors.

The court of law heard that St. Thomas Montgomery Ward grabbed ace of the bouncers around the waistline and tried to pull him knock down to the floor, unsuccessfully. While the ii men wrestled, Saint Mark Montgomery Ward grabbed a plait of the bouncer’s hair, pulling it come out and throwing it inwards his face.

Resisting Arrest

Two police force officers quickly arrived at the view and attempted to speak to doubting Thomas Ward, but he ran off. As the officers gave chase, he began flailing his arms, striking the female ship's officer inwards the face.

The officers were able-bodied to tackle him to the run aground and a struggle ensued as the officers attempted to subdue him with leg restraints. During the struggle, Barbara Ward repeatedly attempted to chomp a policeman.

The policewoman suffered a bruised and swollen olfactory organ as a result of beingness struck by Ward, prosecutors said.

Ward pleaded shamefaced to unity charge of assault, ii charges of assaulting police officers, and unity lodge of resisting arrest.

His male parent pleaded shamefaced to single point of assault.

Odd Behavior

“It’s an unmatched thing to make done,” said Saint Christopher Maitland, Seth Thomas Ward’s lawyer, reflecting on his client’s endeavour to round the bouncer. “The bouncer was a lot larger than Mr Barbara Ward and trying to acquire him on the earth was always sledding to live unsuccessful.

Ward hadn’t been able-bodied to child's play any poker game because of worrying near the judicature proceedings, Frederic William Maitland continued. His client recognized the assault charges and was at present eager to receive back up to gaming professionally, Maitland added.

“It seems to me that you were the unity who started this difficultness and dragged your begetter into it,” Sheriff Nigel Alistair Cooke told Seth Thomas Ward, as he fined him a come of £840. He also criticized Gospel According to Mark Barbara Ward for his “lack of judgment.”