Cop assault man returns to court over order breach

A DUNDEE man who assaulted a police officer while he was more than six times the drink-driving limit has breached a community payback order.

Samuel Battershill, of Commercial Street, admitted the breach after failing to comply with the terms of the order, which included 200 hours of unpaid work.

Sheriff Tom Hughes was told the 25-year-old had not completed the hours.

The sheriff deferred sentence for a criminal prosecution and social work report.

Battershill had previously admitted that on February 21 last year, at Abbotsford Street, he was in charge of a car with excess alcohol (133 mics).

He further admitted assaulting PC Veronica Bissett and seizing her by the body. The offence was committed on the same date at police headquarters in Bell Street.

Battershill had been placed on the payback order for a year and disqualified from driving for 18 months.

Sentence was deferred by Sheriff Hughes to December 21.

Meanwhile, a former soldier has admitted committing a breach of the peace and assaulting a police officer at residences for veterans.

Dylan Nolan, 20, of Rosendael Scottish Veterans Residences i n Broughty Ferry, admitted that on November 23, at the residences in Victoria Road, he behaved in a threatening or abusive manner.

At the city’s sheriff court, he admitted acting in a manner likely to cause fear or alarm by acting aggressively and shouting and swearing.

He also removed fire extinguishers from a wall bracket at the residences and threw them on the floor and uttered threats.

Nolan further admitted assaulting PC Kieran Bradley at the same place and on the same date by butting him on the body.

Sentence was deferred by Sheriff James McDonald to December 20 and Nolan was granted bail.

A spokeswoman for the residences said: “There was an incident where one of our residents threatened a member of staff and police were called.

“We were, however, not aware of the assault charge until it was brought to our attention after Mr Nolan pled guilty.

“The matter is now in the hands of the courts.”