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A mechanic who had to give up work after badly injuring his shoulder turned to drinking to excess to fill his time.
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He also threatened the staff to "get his friends to pay them a visit".
It’s been another busy week at Inverness Sheriff Court.
The 29-year-old was actually talking to a police officer.
He also embezzled more than £4.5k from an events company based at Bogbain Farm.
The man was “never skilled enough to do the work and he was watching videos on YouTube to see how it was done”.
He was linked to a County Lines drug dealing operation bringing high purity cocaine worth nearly £200k into the Highland capital and Edinburgh.
A former soldier who suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder following tours of Kosovo and Iraq crashed his car after officers followed him.
The group had been flooding the Highlands with strong drugs - such as cocaine and heroin - since September 2019.
“You are incredibly fortunate that no-one was killed,” said sheriff, after hearing one of the passengers suffered a serious injury.
Claims also include possession of a weapon.
Claims include threats of violence towards A&E staff and his neighbours.
Our weekly round-up of the most prominent cases heard at Inverness Sheriff Court and in the high court.
The retail worker was headbutted.
He was caught while going to his local fish and chip shop.
The court heard that following the attack the woman was “shaking” and “in tears”.
The 26-year-old awaits his fate while already serving a jail sentence.
The 51-year-old admitted snapping the pool cue before permanently disfiguring his victim.