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At 11:45 on 20 April 2020, police were called to a woman's home after she was heard being assaulted by her partner, Brandon Wallace. When the police attempted to subdue Wallace, he told them he had COVID-19 | At 11:45 on 20 April 2020, police were called to a woman's home after she was heard being assaulted by her partner, Brandon Wallace. When the police attempted to subdue Wallace, he told them he had COVID-19 and spat at them before being subdued and handcuffed, later admitting he was not in fact infected. After being charged with assault, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six months in prison. Police warned that this was a likely outcome for any others accused of domestic violence or targeting police officers during the pandemic. | ||
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*[https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/brandon-wallace-coronavirus-covid19-jailed-spitting-police-a4420641.html Man jailed after spitting at police while claiming he had Covid-19 after domestic assault on woman], Evening Standard. | |||
*[https://www.news.sky.com/story/amp/coronavirus-man-who-claimed-he-had-covid-19-and-spat-at-police-officers-is-jailed-for-six-months-11976852 Coronavirus: Man who claimed he had COVID-19 and spat at police officers is jailed for six months], Sky News | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:12, 17 February 2023
Brandon Wallace is a domestic abuser from the UK notorious for spitting at police officers arresting him in an attempt to make them believe he was going to spread the coronavirus to them.
Incident edit
At 11:45 on 20 April 2020, police were called to a woman's home after she was heard being assaulted by her partner, Brandon Wallace. When the police attempted to subdue Wallace, he told them he had COVID-19 and spat at them before being subdued and handcuffed, later admitting he was not in fact infected. After being charged with assault, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six months in prison. Police warned that this was a likely outcome for any others accused of domestic violence or targeting police officers during the pandemic.