Pest dropped trousers

A PERSISTENT pest dropped his trousers to police following his arrest for kicking off at staff in The Factory Shop in his Angus hometown.

Gavin Ross was brought from prison to Forfar Sheriff Court where he admitted two charges of threatening or abusive behaviour on April 5.

He had only been released from on remand the day before.

The 43-year-old, of Strathmore Avenue, was also sentenced for two other complaints, which included rubbing his nipples on his doorstep and mooning at the town police station after officers seized his sound system.

He will be sentenced later this month after a psychiatric report has been prepared.

Ross pled guilty to two charges of acting in a manner likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm on April 5.

At The Original Factory Shop on Castle Street, he was abusive towards employees.

He shouted, screamed and brandished a wooden brush, while on two bail orders. Police quickly arrived and arrested Ross.

However, during his journey to West Bell Street HQ and at the police station in Dundee, he continued to behave threateningly.

Ross acted in an aggressive manner, shouted, swore, repeatedly struck and kicked a police vehicle and spat within it.

He uttered offensive remarks, gesticulated and removed his clothing, before repeatedly spitting on his clothes, repeatedly spitting on the ground and exposing his genitals.

Ross also admitted breaching a community payback order imposed for bothering schoolchildren in Forfar.

Sheriff Jillian Martinbrown ordered a psychiatric report and remanded Ross.

He will be sentenced on May 30.

Noting he had spent time on remand for the two other outstanding matters, she admonished him on both but placed him on the sex offenders register for five years.

Ross, who suffered a brain injury following a traffic collision some years ago, has a lengthy history of nuisance offending.