A defendant quipped he had enjoyed his bacon and eggs while remanded in Hamilton Police Station — and was told by Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner he could get stuck into plenty more in prison.

Ashley Redmond, 36, a visitor to the Island, was in Magistrates' Court charged with using offensive words to a Police officer in an incident in the early hours of Wednesday.

Redmond admitted the offence and then began voicing his concerns about the state of the country — earning an angry rebuke from Mr. Warner.

The defendant claimed he had been a victim of crime twice in the past week and that Bermuda was "going to hell in a hand basket".

He also said he wanted to pay thanks for the "actually not bad" breakfast served up at the Police station since his arrest.

Clearly irritated, Mr. Warner responded by jailing Redmond for 30 days and sarcastically telling him he could now look forward to some even better breakfasts in prison.

Redmond, who gave his address as Par-La-Ville Road, Pembroke, told the court he was a Bermudian who had returned to the Island for a short stay about a week ago.

He said since then items had been stolen from his truck and somebody had also attempted to steal his vehicle.

As a result, he said he planned to leave the Island for good and live in Turks and Caicos.

Crown counsel Carrington Mahoney told the court Police had been in Front Street on a different matter when they approached Redmond at about 4.25 a.m. on Wednesday.

Mr. Mahoney said Redmond, who is white, told a female officer: "You're f***ing with the wrong f***ing nigger. F*** you little girl, how old are you?"

The officer then asked Redmond whether he was in possession of a sharp object and he replied: "Just my little white willy. Go ahead and arrest me and I'll embarrass you."

He was duly arrested and taken to the Police station.

Asked by Mr. Warner if he had anything to say for himself, Redmond told the court: "I would like to thank you. Breakfast in jail is actually not bad. I had egg and bacon and cheese. I wish I could have that all the time."

He then congratulated Mr. Warner for running what he described as "not a kangaroo court", adding that he felt privileged to watch the Senior Magistrate handle the morning's Plea Court session.

He added: "I'm Bermudian. I'm only back here for a week or two. This Island is going to hell in a hand basket.

"I have been here a week. I've had my truck broken into and people have stolen cases of beer and two bottles of rum. Last night, I had some guy trying to steal my truck from me."

He said he wished he had jumped into the ocean before the incident with the Police officer, "because white boy can swim".

Mr. Warner then interrupted, saying: "I want an explanation as to why you used offensive words to this Police officer."

"I apologised," replied Redmond.

Mr. Warner continued: "Who do you think you are, that you think you can come here and use these words to a Police officer?" Redmond responded: "Sir, I'm nobody. I plead guilty. I apologise for wasting your time."

Mr. Warner said: "I'm not going to have you or anybody else come up here and behave in this way to Police officers when all they are doing is doing their job — make these offensive racial comments and then show no remorse and act in this manner."

Passing sentence, he added: "Thirty days imprisonment. I think prison breakfast is better than Hamilton Police Station. See if you enjoy that."