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By Advertiser Reporter A DRIVER assaulted police officers after a routine traffic stop in Pinehurst. Marcus Palmer, 41, who was stopped in July last year two months after the death of George Floyd while in police custody in the US, claimed the officers were motivated by his skin colour. But that allegation was rejected by Recorder James Bromige at Swindon Crown Court this week, who said the officers were not influenced by race. Fining him £150 and imposing a three month prison sentence suspended for a year-and-a-half, the judge said: “In my judgement you were spoiling for a fight. It is fortunate your anger did not cause more harm, but certainly your intention was clear as evidenced by the measures the police had to use to bring you under control.”