INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT ROUND-UP: Organised drugs gang member jailed; and threats to SNP office with AK47s among this week’s Highland court cases
Inverness Sheriff Court saw a huge mix of criminal business in the past week.
Here's our recap of some of the cases that made the headlines.
‘Scouse Jack’ drugs gang member jailed for supplying heroin and cocaine to Inverness, Nairn and Aviemore
A member of an organised north of England crime group known as 'Scouse Jack' which has been flooding the Highlands with strong drugs since September 2019 has been jailed for 43 months at Inverness Sheriff Court.
Two others including a vulnerable Inverness man, who was recruited by the gang to help them sell drugs and gather payment in the Highlands, have already been sentenced after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of drugs.
Man fined after threatening Dingwall SNP office with AK47s
Staff at a politician's office were terrified when an angry voter threatened to use AK47s, claiming he had connections in Ireland.
The alarming incident happened on March 24, 2024 in the SNP constituency office in Dingwall after 56-year-old Iain McIntosh of Glenisla, Foyers had phoned the premises wishing to bring in documents for their attention.
Fiscal depute Martina Eastwood told Inverness Sheriff Court said that McIntosh handed over a letter of complaint about some court proceedings and "as he was preparing to leave, his language changed to being aggressive.
Former Inverness church relief organist sentenced for having photos of undressed girls
A former Inverness church relief organist who was twice jailed for possessing vast amounts of indecent images and videos of children being abused has avoided a prison sentence after admitting having photos of young undressed girls displayed on a shelf in his bedroom.
Iain McIntyre (52), of Nelson Street, Inverness but who formerly stayed in Tain's Mansfield Estate, previously appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court and pleaded guilty to possessing a total of 15 printed photos on January 10 last year.
Jail for man who spat and attempted to headbutt Inverness security workers
An Inverness man has been handed a prison sentence after assaulting security officers in the city centre.
Scott Mackay (36) was involved in an incident on April 17, when Inverness BID security workers approached him on Inverness High Street.
CCTV footage shown at Inverness Sheriff Court showed Mackay struggling with the security officers before police arrived.
It took more than six police officers to restrain him, in the course of which he spat, headbutted and kicked at those around him.
Inverness man jailed for mugging teenager
A teenager out walking with his girlfriend was mugged and robbed of £100 by his attacker whom he knew.
Inverness Sheriff Court heard that 21-year-old William Williamson, of Lochalsh Road, Inverness pushed the youth to the ground, straddled him, put his hands round his victim's neck and punched him before taking the money and saying: "Give me all you have got."
Williamson admitted the assault and robbery which took place in an alleyway behind The Green House in Beechwood Business Park on October 27, 2023.
