A Worthing man has been jailed for his persistent offending, including theft and assaulting a police officer.
Ryan Breach, 34, of Manor Road, Heene, Worthing, was handed a suspended sentence order on March 25 of this year, following a racially aggravated assault on a police officer in Hove in September 2021 and a theft of a bike in Worthing in August 2022.
Breach activated the order and committed the following crimes since those offences:
- Theft of a bike in Worthing on 25 October 2022;
- Assault of a man in Worthing on 11 July 2023;
- Assault of a paramedic in Worthing on 7 July 2023;
- Distribution of an offensive sign or writing to a police officer in Worthing on 9 September 2023;
- Three counts of assault of a police officer at Centenary House custody centre, Worthing, on 9 September 2023.
Breach pleaded guilty to all offences and appeared before Lewes Crown Court on October 9, where he was sentenced to a total of 40 weeks’ imprisonment.
Inspector Sharon Sawyer, of the Adur, Worthing and Horsham Neighbourhood Policing Team said:
“Breach’s violent persistent offending was a concern for the community.
“Emergency workers work tirelessly to respond to emergencies 24 hours a day, and they should not expect to have this kind of behaviour towards them, it is unacceptable.
“The court has given a robust sentence and this is a great result to get him off the streets.”
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