Nairn teenager took knife into shop
Staff at a Nairn supermarket were alarmed when a knife dropped out of a customer's clothing as he bent down to pick up a plastic bag.
Inverness Sheriff Court heard that 19 year old Ossian MacLellan of Stuart Avenue, Ardersier, picked it up and placed it up his sleeve before leaving.
Fiscal depute Sophie Marshall told Sheriff Robert Frazer: "He apologised to staff saying: 'I have to protect myself.'“
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Police were informed and he was found with a group of youths.
"He then made off on foot after being approached by the police but he was later arrested," Ms Marshall said.
MacLellan admitted possessing a knife in a public place, namely the Co-op in the town's High Street, on April 20 last year.
Sentence was deferred until March 20 for a background report on the teenager whose bail was continued.
