Sheriff tells attacker she could have been jailed for the attack.
The blade was found during a police search and Sheriff Gary Aitken said there was no alternative to a custodial sentence.
“Officers had to use seven open-hand strikes to his head to get him to release his grip,” hears Inverness Sheriff Court.
He also spat at a police van when he was arrested.
A third man had sentence further deferred at Inverness Sheriff Court.
Up to £1k damage caused after row including pushing over a newly-purchased fruit machine.
Most of it was hidden in a tool bag in a shed, Inverness Sheriff Court heard.
He was also told to do unpaid work when sentenced at Inverness Sheriff Court.
A 56-year-old Black Isle chef who admitted her second drink-drive conviction in little over a year has been banned from the roads for three years.
Officers suspected the 39-year-old had been drink-driving.
‘He was only an occasional cocaine user’ heard Inverness Sheriff Court.
Officers found cocaine and other drugs paraphernalia, heard Inverness Sheriff Court.
Sheriff says it was very fortunate that no-one was killed in accident
The man admitted threatening behaviour towards the woman and staff.
He faces two charges of attempted murder - one last Friday and one in October 2023.
One man was allowed bail while the other was remanded in custody.
Brian Emslie brazenly held up a knife to a CCTV camera, Inverness Sheriff Court heard.
He was also told to carry out unpaid work.
Police were giving her a lift home because they were concerned about her welfare.
The arrest was made after the playoff final between Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Hamilton Academical.