A drug addict who stole a packet of uncooked rooster and a motorbike from pupil lodging has been jailed.
Kevin Heggarty, 26, stole from pupil lodging in Paisley’s Gilmour Road on February 6, after which went on to threaten to stab pupil Nicolas Scholten within the eye with a pen.
The drug-fuelled thug then tried to spit at a police officer when he was being arrested.
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Prosecutor, David McDonald informed Paisley Sheriff Court docket: “The tackle the place the offence befell is pupil lodging the place 4 college students dwell collectively.
“Round 3pm on February 6, the witness Philler was throughout the kitchen and the accused entered and engaged in dialog with him.
“He didn’t know the accused and was uncertain of how he had gained entry to the constructing.
“Philler shaped the opinion the accused was beneath the affect of one thing and left the kitchen, leaving the accused alone.
“Philler met Scholten and informed him about what occurred.
“Scholten went to the kitchen, engaged with the accused and shaped the same opinion that the accused was beneath the affect.
“Each college students stood within the corridor and noticed the accused go away with a pedal bike which had been saved within the kitchen belonging to a different flatmate and that he had a bag in his possession.
“The accused made his manner down stairs to the bottom ground, with each males pursuing him in an try to get better the bike.
“Each caught up with the accused and informed him the bike didn’t belong to him. Whereas Philler knocked on the door of the safety guard for assist, Scholten grabbed the bike to attempt cease Heggarty leaving with it.”
Court docket heard that Heggarty then hit Mr Scholten with the bag repeatedly over the pinnacle.
Mr McDonald added: “The contents of the bag - which was a packet of uncooked rooster taken from the fridge of the coed property - spilled out onto the ground.
“The police had been contacted and the accused took a pen from his pocket and threatened to poke Scholten within the eye and struck him on the neck a variety of occasions, inflicting a variety of scratches.”
When police later traced the thug on Outdated Sneddon Road, he was taken to the inclined place and handcuffed.
Mr McDonald defined: “PC Halliday was helping with the inclined place and his face was close to to the accused.
“The accused spat in direction of him simply lacking the officer, and so a spit hood and quick straps had been utilized.
“He was arrested, and held in custody to seem at court docket the following day.”
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Defence agent David Nicholson informed the court docket Heggarty “totally regrets his behaviour”.
Mr Nicholson added: “Right now, he was sadly throughout the money owed of a drug dependancy and had been misusing heroin.
“Since being remanded, he has undertaken a jail detox and is now on methadone and secure.
“He's deeply ashamed of his conduct and is remorseful and recognises it will have been terrifying for these concerned and he needs to apologise not solely to the court docket, however to these concerned too.
“He can provide no good rationalization aside from he was beneath the grip of medication.
“He was considerably determined and tried to steal meals and the bike for cash for medication, he has then been challenged and issues have deteriorated.”
Sentencing, Sheriff Bruce Erroch QC stated: “Given your file and the character of the offences, I've no possibility however to impose a jail sentence
“I word that on the time you had been within the grips of a drug dependancy and that you're ashamed and remorseful, however these are critical issues.”
Sheriff Erroch QC jailed Heggarty for 12 months, stating: “You assaulted a person in a spot you weren’t entitled to be.
“And also you spat at a police officer at a time when covid continues to be rife, and that's one thing that must be taken severely.”
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