Police and prison officers had to restrain a man as he lunged towards a Magistrate in court.

And the hot-headed act cost Daymon Benjamin 14 days in prison for using threatening words and behaviour in court.

Benjamin, 35, from Parson's Road, Pembroke, appeared before Magistrate Ed King in the morning Plea Court session on Tuesday to face charges of assaulting a Police officer, resisting arrest and using threatening words.

Benjamin, who is unemployed, pleaded not guilty to the first two charges but a heated exchange broke out between the two men after Mr. King did not hear his response to the third charge.

Benjamin was eventually ordered to be detained in a Police cell until the afternoon session after blurting out an obscenity.

But he carried on shouting threats to Mr. King as he was led away. When Mr.

King ordered him back, he darted towards the bench in a threatening manner.

Police were able to grab Benjamin before he reached Mr. King and he was immediately handcuffed and led away.

After spending a cooling off period in a Police cell Benjamin was once again brought before the court in the afternoon.

Mr. King ordered that the defendant be handcuffed as he was led into court.

Once again Benjamin pleaded not guilty to the three charges against him before taking the opportunity to apologise for the earlier incident.

Mr. King replied: "Saying sorry doesn't make it right. Let me tell you something. I am not afraid to die but I will go down fighting, do you understand? "You came to get me but I got you. I am sending you to prison and you can go and tell the Chief Justice what you like but when you come into my court I do not tolerate that sort of behaviour.'' Mr. King fined Benjamin $2,000 for using threatening words and behaviour in court. When the defendant said he would have to make a telephone call in order to get the money Mr. King showed no leniency, sentencing him to 14 days imprisonment for defaulting the court order.