A shoplifter who had stolen a field of beer lay down in a river in midwinter in a bid to evade arrest.
Sean McBurnie nicked the £9.70 field of Budweiser from the ScotMid co-operative retailer in Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.
Police had been contacted and arrived on the scene about 3.00 pm.
Prosecutor Fiona Griffin informed Falkirk Sheriff Courtroom: "The accused was noticed by cops within the river, they usually entered the water to attempt to clutch him.
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"He was mendacity within the water, having waded via the river to attempt to evade seize.
"He refused to depart the river, however was efficiently eliminated onto dry land."
Whereas being walked to a close-by police van, McBurnie then "struggled violently" along with his rescuers, PCs Danielle Thorpe-Tracey, Alastair Allan and Andrew Stowe, and needed to be put in leg restraints.
The incident occurred on December twenty second, 2019, within the Bonny Water river, subsequent to Jenny's Park, Bonnybridge.
The carton of Budweiser was not recovered.
McBurnie, 20, of Slamannan, Stirlingshire, pleaded responsible to theft and resisting arrest.
Solicitor Dick Sandeman, defending, mentioned: "He can do unpaid work."
Sheriff Derek Livingston sentenced McBurnie to carry out 40 hours of unpaid work, underneath a neighborhood payback order.
The 6.2-mile Bonny Water in Stirlingshire is described by hydrologists as "probably the most vital tributary" of the well-known River Carron.
It rises close to Kelvinhead in North Lanarkshire, close to the supply of the River Kelvin -- however flows in the wrong way.