A man has been jailed for hitting a police officer with a rounders bat as he tried to arrest him on his doorstep.Fine defaulter Lee Baker, aged 43, has been locked up for ten months for attacking the constable.Victim Pc Jonathan Hitt was left with tendon damage to his hand, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Judge Ian Lawrie told Baker: "You used a weapon on a police officer going about his legal duty. The message needs to go out to everyone that police officers can go about their duty without the...
