A man threatened to rape a female police officer and 'bury her on the moors', a court heard. Police were called after Steven Cooper abused staff at a bank then locked himself inside with them, Stoke-on-Trent Live reports.
Staff at the Barclays in Leek alerted officers after he started smashing on the doors and windows. Later, after he was arrested, Cooper became 'fixated' on a female officer who was dealing with him.
He then tried to bite her, before threatening to attack her, the court was told. READ MORE: Man appears in court accused of harassing woman He said he would bury her on the moors because 'no-one would find her there'.
Cooper avoided jail after his defence lawyer told the court he was acting 'out of character'. Magistrates at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard police were called to Barclays Bank in Haywood Street at 9.45am.
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