A violent prisoner had to be restrained by six custody officers when he kicked off in the secure dock.
Liam James, 26, gave his address as the local Salvation Army hostel when he appeared in custody at Grimsby Magistrates' Court last Tuesday.
James, who has dozens of convictions to his name, admitted a charge of assault and criminal damage at the hostel, but became aggressive when asked to indicate a plea on a charge of attempted theft.
He started arguing about whether he was guilty or not guilty and demanded that the Grimsby Telegraph be brought in to investigate "corruption" at the court.
"I want the Grimsby Telegraph to come down and see me about this corruption," he shouted.
"All I am doing is wanting my rights."
James started struggling violently in the secure dock and two custody officers restrained him, wrestled him to the floor and tried to hold him down.
He continued struggling, swearing and shouting and four more custody officers came up the stairs from the cells to help restrain him.
They quickly succeeded in pinning him down and he was taken down the stairs to the cells, still struggling.
James continued shouting: "All I want is my fucking rights."
Magistrates remanded James in custody. He will next appear before the court via video link.
Incidents like this are fortunately very rare.
Prolific criminals like James tend to know all about their rights, but very little about their responsibilities.
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