A PEPPER spray-like substance was discharged onto a police officer’s head by a Prestonpans man.
Alexander Manclark grabbed the police-issued PAVA spray from PC Graeme Woodhouse and discharged it over him before going on to kick the PC on the body.
Manclark also sprayed second victim Joseph Murray with the PAVA spray during the incident at High Street, Edinburgh, in April.
The 29-year-old also resisted arrest from two constables by struggling violently with them and lashing out with his arms and legs.
The offences were committed after Manclark had been granted bail on seven previous occasions at the Capital court.
Manclark, from Prestonpans, appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court from custody last Thursday, where he pleaded guilty to three charges.
No narration of the facts was read out in court and full details of the incident will be heard when Manclark, who was remanded in custody, returns to court for sentencing later this month.
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