A person has appeared in courtroom charged with inflicting a Scottish airport to be evacuated by making bomb threats.
Christopher Williams, 23, appeared within the dock at Paisley Sheriff Courtroom as we speak following an incident at Glasgow Worldwide Airport yesterday. Williams, of no mounted abode, faces three fees in relation to his alleged conduct and is now banned from coming into the airport.
Prosecutors declare he behaved "in a threatening or abusive method" and did "utter a comment which triggered stated airport to be partially evacuated". It is claimed the unspecified comment was a breach of Part 38(1) of the Prison Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 and was "more likely to trigger an inexpensive particular person to endure concern or alarm".
He additionally faces a second cost of breaking Byelaw 3(8) of the Glasgow Airport Byelaws 2005, and Sections 63 and 64 of the Airports Act 1986. It is claimed he gave "a false bomb warning or false fireplace, ambulance or different emergency alarm" which triggered a part of the airport to be evacuated.
And he faces one other cost below Sections 63 and 64 of the Airports Act 1986, and Part 3(9) of the Glasgow Airport Byelaws 2005. Courtroom papers allege he did "depart objects, particularly a suitcase, rucksack and service bag unattended in a public place, inside the primary lobby of the arrivals corridor".
Williams was detained by police in reference to the alleged offences, that are stated to have been dedicated yesterday, Monday, July 4, 2022. He was held in police custody in a single day earlier than showing within the dock this afternoon.
He was represented by defence solicitor Sam Anderson, of legislation agency McCusker, McElroy and Gallanagh, throughout a personal listening to, the place he made no plea to the three fees in opposition to him.
Sheriff Sean Lynch continued the case for prosecutors to research additional and launched Williams on bail with particular situations. One of many bail situations is that he doesn't enter Glasgow Airport.
No future courtroom dates have been set, and Williams is anticipated to go on trial over the alleged offences subsequent yr.
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