Dog walker pinned to the ground in dog mess after ‘refusing to pick it up’

A dog walker was pinned to the ground in dog mess after he refused to pick it up and allegedly tried to punch the man who challenged him.

In a bizarre turn of events in the south Warwickshire area, police say the suspect did not take well to being told by another man that he should pick up his dog's mess and is alleged to have tried to punch him and then swung a plank of wood and threw a loose paving slab at him.

Victim had a ‘rather impressive skill set’

Warwickshire Rural Crime Team said the victim was able to restrain him, adding: "It is unfortunate for the suspect on this occasion that his victim happened to have an extensive military background and a rather impressive skill set.

"It is also unfortunate that the coordinates of where the suspect was restrained on the floor just so happened to correspond with the exact location of his animal's prior bowel evacuation."

When the police arrived, the suspect tried to run away but was caught by chasing police officers in the Alcester area.

The Warwickshire Rural Crime Team added: "This gentleman was able to reflect on this altogether unfortunate incident in a police cell after a hot shower and will no doubt continue to reflect until he attends court for assault and offences under the dog (fouling of land) act."

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