A homeless, habitual offender wound up back in court after shouting abuse to members of the public and using obscene language towards police.

Judd Osbourne, who has a very lengthy record after committing almost 200 offences, was found drunk in Birchington twice in November.

In the first instance, the 52-year-old started shouting abuse at officers in Station Road after they spoke to him when he was causing problems near the railway station.

He called one officer a “boy ****”.

But just days later, Osbourne, of no fixed address but from the Thanet area, was seen on the same road outside the Co-op store where he started shouting at members of the public. He also entered the shop to shout at people as well as shouting at himself.

Speaking at Margate magistrates earlier this month, Julie Farbrace, prosecuting, said: “On November 15 he was in Station Road, Birchington and officers approached him because he was in drink.

“He told them he was allowed to charge his phone at the station but when he was told this was incorrect he became abusive.

“He called the officer a boy **** and raised his finger at him and said ‘I will play you’.

“He was asked to leave the area, but he didn’t so he was arrested.

“Then on November 18 he was outside the Co-op in Station Road and he was shouting at members of the public and shouting to himself both inside and outside the store and the police arrived and he was arrested.”

Recidivist Osbourne is banned from drinking alcohol in public because of his past behaviour which led to police previously applying for a criminal behaviour order.

It was granted in February last year and bans him from drinking in public or having an open vessel on the streets. During his latest crimes, he was not found with an open vessel.

However, in October last year, police spotted him in Margate High Street drinking from an open bottle of vodka.

At the time an officer told him he was going to be arrested and put in handcuffs, but Osbourne, who has committed more than 170 offences including attempted robbery, attacks on emergency workers, being drunk and disorderly, common assault and racially aggravated harassment, asked not to be placed in cuffs and became angry with the officer and called him a “f****** mug”.

At the time, magistrates decided to place Osbourne on a 12-month community order which involved 140 hours of unpaid work.

He has also previously been given an anti-social behaviour order to try to combat his offending and other punishments he has received include a 2016 jail sentence of three years for trying to punch a priest and attempting to rob him.

In relation to his latest arrests, he was charged with two counts of being drunk and disorderly and admitted the charges when he appeared before magistrates in Margate on December 4.

Ms Farbrace added: “He had a lengthy previous record and has an issue with alcohol and he was given a community order on August 2 for other offences and is on a conditional discharge from May this year and that’s still in place.

“Another conditional discharge he received later led to a fine (as he had breached it).”

Gemma Adams defending said her client was remorseful for his words.

She added: “He is a rough sleeper and has been for a long time and has had an alcohol problem for a number of years.

“He is being supported by probation and is working with the Forward Trust and is looking at going to rehab in Loughborough and has an assessment appointment in a fortnight.”

Magistrates decided to fine Osborne £50 for the offences and ordered he pay £25 costs and a victim surcharge of £40 and will pay what he owes the court at a rate of £20 a month.