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.

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When taken to Burnett Road Police Station to be arrested and charged, Mackay also uttered derogatory remarks towards police officers.

Mackay, who appeared on video link from HMP Inverness, pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner, assault and struggling to break free and uttering derogatory remarks.

Mackay committed the incident while on a drug treatment and testing order, which he had been given in connection with offences of theft and threatening and abusive behaviour on August 17 last year.

Sheriff David Harvie jailed him for 11 months.

Defence solicitor Patrick O’Dea said: “He does regret his behaviour.”