A man has pleaded guilty to assaulting a Hawke's Bay Regional Prison guard - including putting him in a headlock.
Mathew Alexander Waikato, 21, appeared at Hastings District Court via audio visual link (AVL) on Tuesday morning where he pleaded guilty to one charge of assaulting a prison officer.
It's an offence which could see him face further jail time or a $4,000 fine.
The prison officer reported suffering a sore shoulder following the November 30 assault last year, in which he was pushed and put in a headlock by Waikato, then an inmate at the prison.
The prison officer was assessed by on-site medical professionals but deemed not seriously injured.
