Drunk caused chaos in pub and bit nose

A drunken Perth man, high on cocaine, sunk his teeth into another customer’s nose after an explosion of violence in a city centre pub.

Twenty-one-year-old Jack Moyes, of Cumbrae Place, North Muirton, also hurled a stool against a wall in Ormond’s Bar in the High Street.

And when he was arrested and taken to Perth Police HQ, he unleashed a tirade of sectarian abuse at one of the officers after he was told he would be subjected to a strip search.

Moyes, whose lawyer David Holmes said he had“no memory” of what had taken place, was ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work within the next six months.

He will also be supervised by a social worker for six months after appearing at Perth Sheriff Court.

He admitted shouting and swearing, acting aggressively and throwing the stool in the pub on April 15.

He then assaulted Kevin Ashpy by biting him on the nose.

Further charges of making the sectarian remarks towards PC Richard Preston and then kicking him on the arm and back were also admitted.

Depute fiscal Bill Kermode said there had been an argument among a group of of young men and Moyes was“removed”from the premises.

But he returned shortly afterwards, picked up the stool and threw it against the wall.

“He was shouting about getting his watch back,”explained Mr Kermode.

He then grabbed Mr Ashpy’s head and bit him on the end of his nose, inflicting a small cut and causing it to bleed.

Moyes was restrained on the ground and taken to police headquarters in Barrack Street.

Witnesses formed the opinion he was under the influence of drugs and while at the charge bar in Barrack Street he admitted he had been using cocaine.

He refused to be strip searched, began struggling and was again restrained.

But he managed to get one of his legs free and kicked out at PC Preston.

“Just prior to that he began to shout sectarian abuse at PC Preston.

“He also sang a number of sectarian songs,”stated the fiscal.

Mr Holmes said his client had “taken drink to excess”because of a private family matter.

Imposing the Community Payback Order, Sheriff William Wood noted that the accused’s conduct had been“fuelled by alcohol, cocaine and perhaps something else.”

He added:“In many other circumstances, this might attract a custodial sentence but I am going to impose the direct alternative.

“If this is what happens when when you take cocaine and alcohol, the simple answer is don’t take them.”

Moyes had earlier been ordered to take part in the Right Track scheme, designed to keep youngsters out of further trouble, and had carried out almost 30 hours of community work.