Boss is jailed after court order breach

Abuilding firm boss has been jailed after failing to comply with his punishment for a cocainefuelled campaign of intimidation against his family and friends.

Alistair Brownie’s bizarre behaviour included flashing his penis at his own mum, decapitating a toy dog, setting fire to the entrance of a friend’s home and attacking a Range Rover with a claw hammer.

Aberdeen Sheriff Court was previously told Brownie’s wife and young son had left their marital home in Sauchen 12 months prior, citing his “erratic behaviour”, and moved in with his mum.

The Alford businessman, who owns construction firm Landmark Developments and Granite City Contractors, repeatedly breached an order to stay away from his mum at her home in Aberdeenshire.

The 36-year-old was originally spared jail and instead handed unpaid work and supervision, but after repeatedly breaching that community order, he has been sentenced to 18 months behind bars.

Fiscal depute Carol Gammie previously explained how Brownie turned up at his mum’s home at 6.15am on March 14 last year.

“The accused repeatedly pulled down his trousers, exposing his penis, and began spinning it around, to his mother’s alarm,” she said.

He was arrested and remanded in custody at HMP Grampian, from where he appeared in court via videolink to admit nine charges including threatening and abusive behaviour offences, wilful fire-raising, resisting arrest, domestic abuse, culpable and reckless conduct and bail and curfew breaches.

Almost a year on, he reappeared in court again having repeatedly failed to engage with his community payback order and drug testing requirements.

Brownie’s defence agent Agne Balnionyte said his last four weeks on remand had “strangely improved his mental health”.

“That’s because he has stopped using illicit substances,” she said.

“He tells me he will continue to abstain.”

She added that the father-of-one’s business would be in jeopardy if he were to be jailed and that he’d be happy to be drug tested in the community.

Sheriff Morag McLaughlin failed to be convinced, however.

She told Brownie: “You have been given a lot of opportunities to comply with this order.”

His original order being revoked, she jailed Brownie for 18 months.

JAILED: Alistair Brownie was sentenced to 18 months.