Man thanks sheriff for refusing him bail
A man thanked Sheriff Euan Cameron at the April sitting of Campbeltown Sheriff Court for denying him bail.
“That’s not a thing I get to hear from someone I am sending to custody,” said the sheriff.
Gary Newman, of 17 Queen Street, Campbeltown, will remain in custody while reports are prepared in advance of Sheriff Cameron passing sentence.
Newman, aged 61, had pleaded guilty to resisting, obstructing or hindering two police officers attempting to perform a welfare check on another occupant of the flat.
The incident happened on July 5 last year, procurator fiscal depute Raeesa Ahmed told the court, when officers called at Newman’s home to follow up a 999 call from someone else in the flat.
She said: “They told him it was only a welfare check and they were trying to assist but he would not open the door; the accused did not desist in his behaviour and he was arrested.”
Defence agent Jane McNiven said that Newman had managed to detox successfully when previously in prison, adding: “He can deal with it in custody but cannot when in the community.”
The court was told that Newman was trying to gain access to hospital help but had not yet been able to do so.
“I am sorry to see you in such a condition,” said Sheriff Cameron.
“I was doing so well, as well,” said Newman.
The sheriff advised him: “Take advice from your very experienced lawyer.”
The case will call again at the May sitting.
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