A 20-YEAR-OLD had to be physically restrained by five police officers after a member of the public reported someone riding a motorbike on an Eastburn trading estate.

Paul Tressie became very angry and aggressive after being challenged by initially two officers at the estate off Skipton Road at around 11pm on October 9, Skipton magistrates heard.

Three separate officers told the court on Monday that Tressie had repeatedly been abusive and insulting, and at one time referred to them as "Cameron's children".

He attempted to use his mobile phone to record what was going on and had grabbed hold of one of the police van's wing mirrors in an attempt to stop being arrested.

He was breathalysed after officers suspected he had been drinking, but it proved negative, the court heard.

Tressie was eventually taken to the floor and handcuffed before being taken to Skipton Police Station with the help of four more officers where he was taken into custody.

Tressie, of Rosemount Court, Sutton-in-Craven, who denied using abusive and insulting words or behaviour, had acted out of distress and not anger, the court was told.

He said he was carrying out figure of eights at the industrial estate following a trip out with biker friends to make sure it was running right.

He claimed the initial police van had stopped him by colliding with his front wheel and at no time did any officer explain why he needed to be arrested.

"I believe had I been told what I was being arrested for, I would have cooperated, but I was not told," he told the court.

Prosecuting, Abdul Shakoor said the officers had responded to a call from a member of the public and that Tressie had reacted with "What the .... has it to do with you" when asked what he was doing there.

He became steadily more aggressive after being asked to provide a breath test and the two officers had had to call for assistance.

Keith Blackwell, defending, said Tressie had initially been compliant and had turned off his bike and removed his helmet when asked to do so.

"All he ever did was to protest about certain things when they deteriorated, but they need not have deteriorated. He was crying for help, because he was in distress."

But magistrates said the officers had given compelling and consistent evidence and that Tressie himself had acknowledged the industrial estate had been a site of trouble in the past.

Finding him guilty, they said he had been disorderly throughout, had used foul language and his behaviour had warranted back up from other officers.

He was fined £80 and ordered to pay reduced costs of £300 and a victims surcharge of £20.