Tag trouble: Bonnybridge offender struggles to complete unpaid work due to curfew
Ewan Hastings, 24, appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday having pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer, lunging towards him and butting him with his head,
He also admitted threatening behaviour – repeatedly swearing and striking his head a wall and spitting at police officers – at Falkirk Police Station on January 29 last year.
Murray Aitken, defence solicitor, said Hastings criminal justice social work report did not make “for good reading” and he was “juggling commitments” at the moment due to issues with his daughter’s care.
Mr Aitken said Hastings could not do unpaid work at the weekends due to these issues and was struggling to do work on Monday and Tuesday nights due to the fact he was wearing an electronic tag for a court imposed curfew.
Sheriff Alison Michie continued the case until July 22 for a community payback review to look at “options other than custody” for Hastings, 89 High Street Bonnybridge.