A yob arrested for flouting his antisocial behaviour order in Carlisle aimed a tirade of abuse at a woman police officer, threatening to slit her throat, rape her, and kill her husband.

Andrew Bell, 39, was arrested on September 24 when he was spotted drunk in the city's Lonsdale Street at 6pm.

He was there despite being banned from Carlisle city centre under the terms of an antisocial behaviour order which was imposed in 2013, prosecutor John Moran told magistrates sitting at the city's Rickergate courts complex.

Bell, from Shaddongate, Carlisle, pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour and to breaching his Asbo.

Mr Moran described how Bell was jailed on August 4 for a number of offences – including an earlier breach of the Asbo – and was expected to arrive back in Carlisle just before 1pm.

He was then meant to go straight to the Probation Service office for an appointment. “But he was seen in Lonsdale Street in Carlisle just after 6pm,” said Mr Moran, explaining that his Asbo included a condition that he does not spend time in Carlisle city centre.

So officers were sent to arrest him.

“They described him as being drunk,” said Mr Moran. “Once they had him in their vehicle, and were travelling to the custody suite [at the Durranhill Police HQ] he became verbally abusive towards the officers.”

He told the woman PC: “I'm going to slit your throat. I'm going to get my hands around your neck.

“I'll do time for it. I'm going to rape you and kill your husband.”

Mr Moran said: “Police started to record it, and described it as a tirade of verbal abuse at [the woman police officer]... He said he would pound her head into the pavement, and that he would kill and rape her.

“Bell then became aware that he was being recorded, and changed his tack, and began accusing the officers of assaulting him.”

John Smith, for Bell, said his client was discharged from prison with £46, and while he had bought alcohol during his journey to Carlisle he had not spent all his money on drink.

He had at least two five pound notes on him when he arrived in Carlisle. Mr Smith said: “He can only apologise.

“His behaviour was reprehensible. It was done while he was in the [police van's] cage and it was only words, but they are nasty words.”

He said police had contacted the charity Turning Point in Workington on Bell's behalf and officials there were prepared to do an assessment, so there was a potential that the defendant could be helped.

After hearing the case, District Judge Gerald Chalk jailed Bell for 35 days, telling him that his threatening behaviour offence was serious enough to justify custody.

“The language and the threats involved were of an extreme nature,” he said.

“They were directed to someone who who is providing a public service, and it was only hours after you were released.”

As he was led away from the dock to start his sentence, Bell uttered what appeared to be a threat to the judge, swearing at him, and saying: “I'll be waiting for when I get out.”