Drunken Denny offender was not fooling around when he got tooled up with piece of wood on April 1

Appearing at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday, Teejay McGuire, 20, had pleaded guilty to possessing an offensive weapon – a piece of wood – in Meadow Street, Falkirk, on April 1.

Procurator fiscal depute Steven Lynch said: “It was 2.30am when the accused was ejected from the Maniqui nightclub. He then began to hang around near the night club and was seen on CCTV picking up a piece of wood and swinging it around in an anti-social manner.

"Police attended at the address and he told officers ‘I just wanted to catch the paedo in the Maniqui and I had a bit of wood’.”

The court heard McGuire, 46 Kilbirnie Terrace, Denny, had no previous convictions.

Sheriff Alison Michie ordered McGuire to complete 75 hours of unpaid work within six months.