An apprentice electrician has received his first criminal conviction after a late-night drunken and homophobic taunt to police officers.
Bradley Martin had been out drinking with a group of friends when they came across two officers at around 2am on February 6.
The group began “jeering” towards the officers, but Martin, 22, then took things a step further and shouted a foul-mouthed, homophobic taunt.
The apprentice electrician then turned and to tried to run away as officers gave chase, and struggled with them when they caught up.
‘They’d all been drinking far too much’
Fiscal depute Tom Procter told Aberdeen Sheriff Court: “Around 2am, two police officers were on uniformed foot patrol and became aware of a group, including the accused, jeering towards them.
Martin was then observed to shout “f***ing public servant f*****s”.
When the officers tried to engage with him, Martin “turned and began to run away”.
Martin didn’t get far though, and officers quickly caught up with him.
‘It was an act of drunken bravado’
When they tried to apply handcuffs, Martin began to tense his arms and struggled violently, causing them to fall to the ground to their injury.
Martin, of Auchterless, Turriff, pled guilty to a charge of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
Defence agent John McLeod said his client’s behaviour was shocking, “especially for someone with no previous convictions”.
He went on: “He’d been out with a group of friends. They’d all been drinking far too much.
“It was an act of drunken bravado which he’s at a loss to explain.”
Sheriff Ian Wallace fined Martin £320.
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