CCTV footage has today surfaced of the moment a policeman blows plumes of vape smoke in a clubgoer’s face before strangling him until he passes out.

PC Tyler McWalter, 30, from Kinver, Staffordshire, was sentenced to eight months in prison after choking Charlie Pottow at around 2.30am while on a night out on September 14, last year.

The officer, who was off-duty at the time, last month pleaded guilty to a charge of intentional strangulation at Southampton Magistrates’ Court.

And the new footage, which was played at the court, reveals the exact moment the altercation breaks out.

Mr Pottow can be seen having discussions with the bar’s security in front of the officer who is inhaling a vape and gesturing towards staff.

But when McWalter seemingly intentionally exhales directly into Mr Pottow’s face, tensions between the pair rise with McWalter holding intense eye-contact with the man who is surrounded by security.

The officer then shoves Mr Pottow who retaliates but is quickly swarmed by the door staff before being strangled by McWalter.

McWalter’s grip was so tight that security had to pull him off the victim, who was left with a haemorrhage in his left eye as well as throat and neck pain.

Charlie Pottow can be seen having discussions with the bar’s security in front of PC Tyler McWalter (above, wearing black) who is inhaling a vape

McWalter then appears to intentionally exhale the smoke directly into Mr Pottow’s face

Tensions between the pair rise with McWalter holding intense eye-contact with the man who is surrounded by security

The officer then shoves Mr Pottow who retaliates but is quickly swarmed by the door staff before being strangled by McWalter

McWalter was dismissed without notice from Dorset Police and placed on the police barred list after being found guilty of gross misconduct.

Mr Pottow claimed the attack gave him PTSD, and on his behalf, prosecutor David Fosler last month told the court he had developed a ‘debilitating fear of crowded spaces’.

Mr Pottow said in a statement: ‘The fact that my attacker was an off-duty officer has shattered my trust in law enforcement.’

For the defence, Kevin Hill said McWalter was signed off work with anxiety and depression at the time of the attack.

He had been working for Dorset Police since March 2023, and was studying for a degree in policing, the court heard.

Sentencing McWalter, District Judge Anthony Callaway said: ‘You are a 30 year old man of hitherto exemplary good character and at the material time a serving police officer.

‘The 14th of September last year was the date, the Kika Beach bar in Weymouth was the place and 02.30 hours was the time and I note that you were present along with a colleague of yours at this particular venue.

‘Also present that morning was a man by the name of Pottow – the complainant, a person unknown to you who became involved with security staff.’

McWalter (above) was sentenced to eight months in prison after choking Mr Pottow

The officer, who was off-duty at the time, last month pleaded guilty to a charge of intentional strangulation at Southampton Magistrates’ Court (above)

McWalter was dismissed without notice from Dorset Police (above, the force’s HQ) and placed on the police barred list after being found guilty of gross misconduct

Mr Pottow ‘may have been asked to leave’, the judge said, and CCTV showed to the court showed him having a minutes-long exchange with security staff who surrounded him.

Judge Callaway said: ‘Either way, it had nothing whatsoever to do with you’.

He continued: ‘There’s an issue as to whether you blew vape smoke in his face, something you deny, but it’s clear from the video footage we have seen that you did exactly that.

‘The physical altercation that predicates this case started, and you deliberately placed an arm around this man’s neck.’

The judge added Mr Pottow suffered ‘significant distress’, adding that he ‘briefly lost consciousness’ and experienced a ‘haemorrhage in his eye’.

He concluded: ‘I have taken into account problems with your mental health, problems with your degree course and the fact that you were signed off work.’

Judge Callaway noted the former officer had ‘already suffered some punishment’ after losing his career in the police.

McWalter was ordered to pay a victim surcharge.