Woman was headbutted in Inverness city centre after comment about pizza
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A train ticket collector was verbally abused when she tried to get a 22-year-old man to pay his fare on a journey from Inverness to Nairn.
But when Colin Sanders of County Houses, Lochend, refused, he threatened to beat her up.
She arranged for him to be met at Inverness Railway Station by British Transport Police.
When the train arrived on July 29, Inverness Sheriff Court heard that Sanders claimed he had a ticket but lost it.
Fiscal depute Adele Gray told Sheriff Sara Matheson that Sanders then tried to run away, but was taken to the ground by an officer.
"He was lashing out with his legs and shouting and swearing at him," Ms Gray said.
She told of another incident four days earlier on July 25 in Church Street when Sanders saw a woman eating a slice of pizza.
He shouted at her: "Too good for you and when the woman told him to shut up, he headbutted her. There was then a struggle on the ground and he kicked her on the head twice."
Sanders admitted two charges of assault and one of threatening or abusive behaviour.
His solicitor advocate Mike Chapman told the court: "He was abusing drink and drugs at the time as he was estranged from his family.
"He now wishes to return to them and they are keen to have him, if he behaves himself."
Sanders was ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work and placed under 18 months of social work supervision.
