A DRUNK who became aggressive with police took his coat off, started prancing around the pavement and waved his arms about.

Matthew Brian Hoare was arrested but assaulted a police officer, an emergency worker, as he was being placed in a police vehicle.

Hoare, 28, of Erddig Road in Wrexham, grabbed hold of an officer's thigh and tightened his grip.

Appearing at North East Wales Magistrates Court at Mold, he admitted assaulting an emergency worker.

He was bailed pending sentence on Monday, June 24, to enable the probation service to prepare a report on him and so that he can be assessed by an alcohol agency.