A man from Broadwindsor smashed up his hotel room before shouting homophobic slurs in the hotel car park and assaulting police.

Adam Gaylard, aged 25, appeared in Weymouth Magistrates Court on Thursday, July 11. He was charged with two counts of assault by beating of police, possession of cannabis, abusive words and criminal damage.

This relates to a December 1, 2023 incident at the Leonardo Hotel in Bristol.

Gaylard, of Fullers, Broadwinsdor, had been on holiday celebrating his partner's birthday but became intoxicated on the bus ride to the hotel.

Nicola Reece, prosecuting says that at about 6pm police received a call from hotel staff saying that a member of the public (Gaylard) was damaging the hotel.

Gaylard had smashed a shower screen and the mirror in his room.

Police arrived, and Gaylard began 'screaming and shouting' in the hotel car park, shouting the homophobic slur 'f****t' at members of the public.

Gaylard was arrested, and in the police car he 'became aggressive' - ripping out an officer's earpiece by grabbing at them. He was also found with 1.3 grams of cannabis.

He was transported to the police station where he 'continued to be abusive', and was taken to the ground, where he dug his nails into the arm of another officer.

Simon Lacey, mitigating, said: "Before this offence, he was living in Exeter doing building work. It was his partner's birthday so he stayed in a nice hotel for a weekend.

"It seems vodka is his downfall. Once he starts drinking vodka it all goes downhill.

"He would say he didn't know what he was doing, it wasn't intentional. He has apologised and is remorseful, and says he hasn't drank vodka since."

The court heard that Gaylard, who pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and is of previous good character, did not remember getting to the hotel.

Chair of the magistrates' bench Helen Busby gave Gaylard a 12-month community order. He must complete 12 rehabilitation activity requirement days and 130 hours of unpaid work.

Additionally, he must pay £50 compensation to each of the police officers he assaulted, £309 to the hotel, a surcharge of £114 and £85 of court costs.