A MAN who hurled racist abuse at police officers after being kicked out of McDonald's has been spared jail.

Gerald Fox, of Pont Wen in Caia Park, appeared at Wrexham Magistrates Court on Wednesday for sentence.

The 36-year-old had previously admitted three counts of racially aggravated alarm or harassment, which happened in Wrexham on October 22.

Justin Espie, prosecuting, told the court that on the day of the offence, police were called to Abbot Street regarding an incident of disorder involving two groups of males.

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The defendant was seen, and warned by officers about his behaviour.

Fox then went to a nearby McDonald's and at some point "as a result of what happened inside" he was removed by security.

A police officer took hold of the defendant and advised him he was going to be arrested.

He replied: "Get your f****** hands off me," before pulling away and running around a police vehicle hurling racial slurs at the officers.

Fox ran into Regent Street, turning to the police and telling them: "Come on, I'll have you now. I'll f*** you up.

"You have tiny d****, you can't fight."

He ran once again but was found hiding in Tuttle Street, where he was arrested and continued to use racial slurs - as well as threatening to "bite the officers' noses off."

The court heard the defendant was entitled to full credit for his guilty pleas.

Fox defended himself at the hearing and despite being urged to cooperate with a probation officer in the compilation of a pre-sentence report - which it was made abundantly clear would be in his interest - he refused.

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He did however concede the language he used was not acceptable, and told the court he was happy to give back to the community by way of unpaid work, and could comply with a curfew and tag if one was imposed.

The court handed down a 12-week term of custody, suspending it for one year.

He was ordered to pay £85 costs and a £145 victim surcharge.