A crazed knife thug tried to stab eight law enforcement officials, telling one ‘You’ll die at the moment ‘.
Shocked members of the general public, together with youngsters, watched as Iain Davie ran amok with two blades in broad daylight.
He additionally jumped on the bonnet of a police car and struck the windscreen with one of many knives.
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Davie was solely arrested after stumbling as he lunged at an officer.
The 38-year-old appeared from custody by way of videolink at Hamilton Sheriff Courtroom on Friday.
He admitted assaulting eight law enforcement officials by attempting to stab them in Murrayhill, East Kilbride, on September 1.
Davie additionally admitted brandishing two knives, shouting abuse and threats, and leaping on the bonnet of a police car and damaging two police automobile windscreens with a knife.
He additional admitted brandishing two kitchen knives in close by Quebec Drive 4 days earlier.
On that event officers used pepper spray and managed to disarm him.
Davie was arrested however later launched.
4 days later police had been known as to the Murrayhill space round 6pm.
Neil Thomson, prosecuting, stated Davie was seen with two knives protruding of his waistband.
He refused to offer them up and ran in direction of two officers, shouting ‘I’ll f...... stab you. F...... come on.’
Davie threw one of many knives in direction of the police.
Mr Thomson stated: “He then jumped on to the bonnet of a police car and struck the windscreen with the knife whereas telling the motive force to get out.
“He tried to open the motive force’s door, telling the officer he would die at the moment.
“Davie ran to a grass verge and was surrounded by eight officers.
“He lunged at them in flip as he tried to strike them with the knife. They evaded these blows.
“The officers drew their batons and discharged pepper spray, however this had no impact.
“Then as Davie ran in direction of an officer he slipped on the grass.
“One other officer drove a car slowly in direction of him as he bought to his toes, made contact and nudged him again to the bottom.
“At that time law enforcement officials pounced and the accused was arrested.
“No officers had been injured throughout the incident.”
Sheriff Thomas Millar deferred sentence till subsequent month and Davie was remanded in custody.
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