Video shows thug wielding a spade being dropped by member of the public

Video shows thug wielding a spade being dropped by member of the public

Video captures the moment a thug who ran amok with a spade in a bustling city centre was tackled to the ground. Jamie Birks, 38, nicked the shovel from a council workers' trolley and began swinging it at advertising boards.

Shocking footage reveals him brandishing it above his head as he rampages down St Peter's Street in Derby on September 26. Several bystanders cautiously approach him, including a man dressed in a black hoodie.

Birks swings the spade towards him, causing him to momentarily retreat. Another passerby then tackles Birks to the ground, and two PCSOs seize his upper body to keep him immobilised. View 2 Images

While being held down, Birks lashed out, hitting and kicking the two officers before being