A person has narrowly averted jail after law enforcement officials had been spat and coughed at as they broke-up a lockdown gathering in East Kilbride.
Liam Cleary, 21, admitted two expenses of police assault at Hamilton Sheriff Court docket this week.
Officers had been met with hostility once they went to a home in Phoenix Court docket on January 30, 2021.
On the time Scotland was in a Covid-19 lockdown, with folks ordered to not go away dwelling except for a vital function.
Cleary, of Leman Drive, Johnstone, was accused of attempting to forestall officers coming into the property, filming them, refusing to offer his particulars and urging different folks to do the identical.
Nevertheless, his not responsible plea to that cost was accepted and an allegation that he shouted abuse and threats was additionally dropped.
Defence agent Vincent McGovern mentioned his consumer aspires to be a sports activities coach, however on the time of this incident he was ingesting an excessive amount of and had an "uncontrolled way of life".
The solicitor added: "Law enforcement officials put themselves within the frontline in the course of the pandemic with a view to shield the general public.
"The danger to them was heightened by this sort of conduct.
"This gathering shouldn't have occurred. The officers shouldn't have required to be there."
Sheriff Liam Murphy mentioned custody for such assaults "needed to be uppermost within the court docket's thoughts".
Nevertheless, Cleary had just lately been given a neighborhood payback order in relation to a different matter and the sheriff was ready to see if he may benefit from that.
Sentence was deferred till December for good behaviour.
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