An ‘intoxicated’ man sent shards of glass flying into a family’s living room with two children inside – after throwing a wheelie bin through the window.
Steven Cameron was seen staggering around in a garden in Aberdeen and was challenged by a resident.
But, no sooner had the Sheddocksley resident gone back inside, Cameron, 45, picked up a wheelie bin and flung it at the living room window.
And in a separate incident, Cameron assaulted his brother and threw a large knife at his car as he drove away.
Fiscal depute Jennifer Pritchard told Aberdeen Sheriff Court: “At 3.45pm on March 12 2019, a witness was exiting his property and observed a heavily intoxicated male entering a garden and staggering around.”
Another witness was inside his home when he spotted Cameron in his garden.
Cameron kicked officer in chest
He went to the front door to challenge Cameron before returning indoors.
Ms Pritchard said: “Immediately after the witness closed the front door, the accused was seen to pick up a wheelie bin which had been in the garden and threw it at the living room window.
“The double glazed window smashed, creating a hole, and shards of glass entered the living room, where two of the witness’ children were situated.”
Cameron was restrained in the street while police were contacted.
Due to his “level of intoxication”, officers had to assist him into the cell in their van.
However, Cameron “became aggressive” and kicked out at one of the officers, striking him in the chest.
In a separate incident, during the morning of June 16 2019, Cameron was seen having an argument with his brother in a garden on Broomhill Way, Newmachar.
He was seen to punch his brother in the face.
Accused handed unpaid work
The witnesses saw Cameron enter an address and return with a “large knife in his hand”.
By this time his brother had entered a vehicle and began to drive off, but Cameron ran after the car and threw the blade at it, striking the roof.
Cameron’s brother then stopped the car, retrieved the knife from the ground and drove off again.
Cameron, of Bonty Place, Aberdeen, pled guilty to culpable and reckless conduct, assaulting a police officer, behaving in a threatening or abusive manner, possession of a knife and assault.
Cameron, who appeared without a solicitor, said he accepted the Crown’s narrative of events and passed the sheriff letters from his brother and mother.
Sheriff Eric Brown ordered Cameron to be supervised for a year and carry out 63 hours of unpaid work.
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