CONVICTED (2022) | ultra-violent career criminal Matthew Boulter, born 2 March 1988, of Ainslie Street, Grimsby DN32 0LY – bit a police dog and assaulted an officer during arrest.
Boulter, described in 2019 as “Grimsby’s most violent man“, was arrested on the evening of 14 August 2022 after police were called to a series of incidents at a venue in Bethlehem Street, Grimsby. It is believed that Boulter assaulted two female bar staff members, a DJ and a customer.
While officers tried to detain him, Boulter punched and kicked some fencing towards one officer, causing them minor injuries.
PD Xander was dispatched to assist with the arrest, but Boulter bit him on the head and then grabbed and twisted his collar.
Humberside Police said Boulter was being arrested after assaulting three people and causing criminal damage outside the venue.
He pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency services worker, causing unnecessary suffering to an animal, assault, criminal damage and two counts of battery.
Det Sgt Thomas Crosfill said: “Assaulting emergency service workers is not acceptable, and our police dogs provide vital assistance to us. They are part of the police family.
“The earlier incidents occurred in a very public location and will have caused distress for the victims and passers-by. We want to ensure our towns are safe for people to live, work and visit, so I am pleased that Boulter was quickly arrested and sentenced for these offences.
“Thankfully, PD Xander quickly made a full recovery and was back at work the next day.”
Sentencing | eight months in jail. No ban.
Additional Information
In June 2019 Grimsby Live published an article on Matthew Boulter’s “career of violence from baby-faced ASBO kid to brutal street thug”, noting that he had been involved in violence or served prison time for half of his life.
His record for violence include a previous attack on a police dog in 2006 during which officers were also assaulted.
By 2014, aged 23, Boulter already had 60 convictions to his name and has continued to offend in the years since.
Following his latest conviction, Boulter’s current girlfriend ‘Georgia Michelle’ took to Facebook to justify his attack on PD Xander. She wrote that the police dog “attacked him and would not let go so he bit it”.
She said Boulter had sustained “puncture marks all over his stomach” during the incident, adding that “police ain’t innocent here and they wonder why people fight and resist arrest. Fkin gross behaviour.”
Wish the PD would’ve bitten him harder! He’s been convicted of doing this to PD’s before so i believe the sentence should’ve been alot heavier. As for the scums pathetic gf she’s probably only wrote that all over Facebook cos she’s scared of the twat…..oh and the fact she looks like a fake barbie doll with the IQ of a knat! Great going Xander! 👏🏻