police officer until he was unconscious has been jailed. John Dow, 36, attacked the cop after him and a colleague stopped to respond to a disturbance on Mitchell Street, Coatbridge in July.
As the officer attempted to arrest the local, Dow grabbed him by the neck and kept a grip as they both fell into a nearby hedge.The 36-year-old repeatedly punched the officer on the head as his partner attempted to intervene and defuse the situation.The cop who had been attacked lost consciousness shortly before other police crews arrived to assist.When Dow let go of the him, he then grabbed the other officer another around the neck.
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