Man brandished sledgehammer

A man has admitted being armed with a sledgehammer and making threats near Cardenden.

When police were called to the incident they found William Rollo, 33, acting aggressively, trying to start fires and threatening to self-harm.

Rollo, of Kirk Wynd, Kirkcaldy, appeared from custody at Dunfermline Sheriff Court.

He admitted that on June 19, at Westfield Power Station, Cardenden, he behaved in a threatening or abusive manner, acted aggressively to police officers, threatened self-harm, attempted to set fire to pieces of paper and place them in a motor vehicle, took possession of a sledgehammer, brandished it and made threats of violence.

He also admitted that on July 9, at Balgreggie Road, Cardenden, he sent text messages to Brenda Lithgow, his mother, which contained abusive remarks.

There was a sizeable police presence on the day at Westfield when the incident was reported, and the road was closed off for a time.

Defence solicitor Roshni Joshi said her client had returned to the region for Father’s Day after working in Dunoon to discover his wife had left him with their children. She said: “His mental health has deteriorated to a significant degree as a result.”

Sheriff Craig McSherry called for background reports and Rollo will be sentenced on August 8.