Court / Court round-up 24 October
A WEST Lothian man who drunkenly took off his top and climbed on to a pool table in Brae was looked upon dimly at Lerwick Sheriff Court this week.
Edward McEveny, from Uphall, admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner in the Mid Brae Inn on 7 April this year, including refusing to leave the pub.
The court heard the 35-year-old man was puffing out his chest and asking people “are you wanting to fight?”
Procurator fiscal Duncan Mackenzie said McEveny had been drinking in the pub and at around 10pm began “fancying himself as a bit of a hard man”.
After challenging others to fight with his shirt off, McEveny jumped up on to a bar stool – while being told to get down by workers – before eventually climbing on to a pool table.
He refused to leave “several times”, before finally being persuaded out of the premises.
Defence agent Tommy Allan said his client had “way too much to drink” and was “acting poorly” during the incident.
Sheriff Ian Cruickshank told McEveny: “I don’t know who you thought you were trying to impress at the Mid Brae Inn, but you’re certainly not impressing me.”
He fined McEveny £800.
A TWENTY one year old man who seized a girl by her upper body after having his unwanted advances rebuffed has been placed under supervision.
Anthony William Petrie, from Scalloway, had previously admitted assaulting the 12-year-old at a community event on 12 January this year.
He also admitted conducting himself in a disorderly manner while intoxicated, including shouting, swearing and committing a breach of the peace.
Petrie had told the girl “I hate kids” during the incident.
Returning for sentencing this week, Lerwick Sheriff Court heard a social work report had found that Petrie had developmental issues.
Defence agent Tommy Allan said this “doesn’t excuse or minimise the offences” he carried out, but offered some explanation for them.
“He is genuinely remorseful about this,” Allan said.
Petrie “knows he should not be hassling or focusing his attention” on younger girls, he added.
The court heard previously that after Petrie was told he was no longer welcome at the event he reacted angrily – “shouting and swearing aggressively at them”.
Sheriff Ian Cruickshank placed Petrie under supervision for 18 months and ordered him to carry out 135 hours of unpaid work within the next year.
A LERWICK man who has twice breached bail orders in the last month has been fined at the town’s sheriff court.
Calum Jamieson, from Ladies Drive, failed to sign on at Lerwick Police Station on Monday as required after being bailed by Edinburgh Sheriff Court on 8 October.
He had appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court just a day earlier – 7 October – on another charge of breaching bail.
That came after police found he was not at his then bail address on 2 October, a condition that had again been imposed in Edinburgh only six days earlier.
Appearing at Lerwick Sheriff Court from custody on Wednesday, 41-year-old Jamieson admitted failing to sign on at the police station two days earlier.
Procurator fiscal Duncan Mackenzie said Jamieson had only signed on the previous Monday after being called by police and reminded to do so.
Jamieson’s defence agent said his client “simply forgot” to go to the station, and had been working on the outside of a friend’s house at the time.
But Sheriff Ian Cruickshank could not believe that, adding: “I really don’t quite comprehend how you could forget to sign on in such a short period of time.”
He reminded Jamieson he will still be required to sign on every Monday.
The Sheriff fined Jamieson £300.
A FORTY eight year old man who went to a former friend’s house to settle a dispute before assaulting him has been fined.
Neil Malcolm Adamson, from Cunningsburgh, admitted repeatedly punching the man on the head during the attack in Lerwick’s Bruce Crescent on 26 May.
Procurator fiscal Duncan Mackenzie said Adamson had gone to the house to confront the man about money he felt was owed to him.
In the course of that confrontation, he said Adamson punched the man in the head – knocking him down – before repeatedly punching him on the head when he was on the floor.
The complainer had refused hospital treatment, but sustained a lump under his left eye, a cut on his nose which was bleeding and pain to his whole face.
Defence agent Gregor Kelly said Adamson had gone to the address to confront the complainer, and that the verbal altercation had then “escalated”.
He said there was a reason for the altercation, but it was not a justification for the assault.
Sheriff Ian Cruickshank fined Adamson £400.
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