AN ISLE of Wight man who exposed himself to police and racially abused a nurse by telling her "to go back to China" has narrowly escaped an immediate jail term.

Joshua Honan-Parr, of Ocean View Road, Ventnor, appeared before a judge at the Isle of Wight Crown Court on Wednesday, May 10.

At a previous hearing, the 34-year-old admitted a string of offences, including exposure, three counts of assaulting police officers by beating, violent behaviour at a police station, and causing criminal damage to a police cell.

He also admitted possession of cannabis and causing racially aggravated harassment, alarm and distress to a nurse.

They all relate to an incident on February 18.

In March, at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court, Liz Miller, prosecuting, said Honan-Parr committed the offences while out on licence when serving an 18-month prison term for six assaults on emergency workers, possessing a knife, and making threats to kill, in 2021.

On February 18, police were called to an incident in Sandown and, on arrival, Honan-Parr appeared unconscious.

Officers applied handcuffs on suspicion of causing harassment, which woke him up, and cannabis was found on him.

Honan-Parr shouted abuse, kicking and headbutting the ground and a car wheel as they transferred him to a police van.

It took five officers to restrain him. Honan-Parr made threats to spit at officers and one of breaking his own arm and using the exposed bone as a weapon.

Honan-Parr shouted officers were trying to rape him, and during his transfer to the ambulance, he dug his nails into a police officer’s hand and attempted to bite another.

At hospital, he racially abused a nurse, telling her: "Go and do your job or f*** off back to China," coupled with a threat to headbutt a police officer.

Doctors had to move Honan-Parr to a private room, where he continually pulled the panic alarm.

Back at Newport Police Station, he bit an officer's arm, spat on the cell door window, then exposed himself, telling police he was going to masturbate.

Barry Arnett, defending, said Honan-Parr had an unenviable record, but had been remanded in custody for three months.

He said he had not been aware of his partner’s pregnancy at the time of the offences, and that marked a turning point in his life.

Invited to speak, Honan-Parr said the last time he was released from prison, all he had to go back to was a bad circle of friends and drugs, but now he had a reason to change.

Judge Peter Lodder reminded Honan-Parr his behaviour had been appalling, ridiculous and childish.

Honan-Parr was handed a three-month prison term, suspended for 24 months, to include 35 rehabilitation days and a thinking skills programme.

He was also made subject of a three-month electrically monitored curfew, between 6pm and 6am.