Thug claimed to be Jeff Brazier before assaulting police officer

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A thug assaulted a police officer after a "daft" row with his lover about a social media photo.Martin Crawford, 33, turned on PC Derrick McCracken at his home in Kilmarnock on June 19 2021.The 31 year-old constable had claimed Crawford tried to gouge his eye out and choked him during an alleged murder bid.Crawford had told jurors it was the police who had "left him for dead" accusing them of attacking him after he demanded they get a warrant.He was found guilty of assaulting PC McCracken by punching him and grabbing the officer by the neck to his injury following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.The jury removed the allegation Crawford attempted to murder the officer which included claims he compressed his neck, left him unconscious and did gouge his eye with his fingers.It emerged after the verdict Crawford already had a number of convictions for violence.Judge Simon Collins KC sentenced him to 18 months, but back-dated the jail term to when he was first remanded in June 2021 meaning he had already effectively served the punishment.Police had been called to Crawford's home after reports of an alleged early hours "domestic incident".Crawford had stormed off after what he said was a "daft argument over nothing" with his partner about a photo with love heart emojis.PC McCracken was there with three colleagues when he returned to the house.Crawford claimed his name was the same as TV personality Jeff Brazier.He told jurors how he asked police to leave or get a warrant.The court heard officers followed him inside before PC McCracken attempted to take hold of him.PC McCracken claimed during the trial: "I took hold of his left hand with my right hand."He punched me on the left side of the face.