An alcoholic with 4 pages of earlier convictions has been jailed after having no recollection of being within the RAH with a knife.
Stephen Haggarty, 51, gathered spit in his mouth and threatened to launch it at cops stating, “right here would you like this?”
Haggarty appeared at Paisley Sheriff Court docket from custody on Friday and admitted to being in possession of a knife on January 22 within the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
He additionally admitted threatening to “discharge” spit on to cops throughout the hospital.
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Prosecutor, David McDonald informed the court docket: “Round 11.10pm, on the accident and emergency division of the Royal Alexandra Hospital, a paramedic approached an officer who was attending one other matter and informed how they'd considerations that the accused could also be in possession of a knife.
“The paramedic was involved the knife was in Haggarty’s pocket.
“The police officer requested for additional officers to attend.
“Round 11.20pm two additional officers attended and have been knowledgeable of the considerations concerning the accused.
“Haggarty was suggested he could be detained for a search.
“Through the search a black dealt with knife with a six-inch blade was found in Haggarty’s trouser pocket and he was suggested he was underneath arrest and handcuffed.
“He made no reply to warning and cost.
“Round 11.30pm throughout his medical evaluation, the accused gathered spit in his mouth and acknowledged to officers, ‘right here would you like this.’
“A spit hood was utilized and he was positioned inside a police van and brought to Cathcart police station.”
The six-inch weapon was proven to the court docket, alongside Haggarty’s prolonged 4 web page booklet of earlier convictions
Defence agent Rhona Lynch informed the court docket, the father-of-two needed to apologise to the police officer.
Ms Lynch added: “This can be a man with a protracted report of offending.
“He has quite a few offences for possession of a knife.
“Mr Haggarty sadly is an alcoholic and has struggled with alcohol for round 20 years.
“On this present day he had gone consuming with consuming acquaintances and he actually has no recollection of how he bought to the accident and emergency division after which he has no concept of how he got here to be in possession of a knife.”
On sentencing Sheriff Brian Mohan mentioned: “Fairly a lot of your earlier offences contain possession of a knife, that appears to have been a standard characteristic.
“You clearly have a big drink drawback, nevertheless there hasn’t been any violence with knives.
“Custody is the one reasonable choice at this level.”
Sheriff Mohan jailed Haggerty for 18 months.
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