Man fined at Inverness Sheriff Court following drunken dispute over plastic bag charge at Nairn Co-op shop

A NAIRN man with a heart condition had a drunken dispute in his local shop when staff asked him to pay for a plastic bag for his shopping, Inverness Sheriff Court has heard.

Gerald Grant, of Ashers’ Court, began shouting and swearing at the customer assistants and then challenged a friend to fight when he stepped in to calm down the 42-year-old. Grant admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner in the Co-op in High Street, Nairn on February 6 and was fined £350.

The court heard the staff activated the panic alarm and when police arrived, Grant was lying on the pavement, having spilled his goods.

Defence solicitor Marc Dickson said Grant couldn’t remember the incident, adding: “He has a heart condition and was heavily medicated. He had also taken alcohol which was not a wise thing to do.

“He is apologetic because his mother used to be the manager of the shop.”

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