Langlees overdose offender’s filthy flinging match in cop van

Christopher Marshall (26) was initially unconscious, lying unresponsive in a common close when police first found him. After managing to wake him and finding an amount of heroin on his person, they put him in the cell of their van to take him to Forth Valley Royal Hospital.

Marshall then stood up and started to go to the toilet.

Appearing from custody at Falkirk Sheriff Court on Thursday, Marshall had pled guilty to possession of class A drugs heroin and methadone and culpably and recklessly defecating in a police vehicle on January 26.

Procurator fiscal depute Katie Cunningham said: “Police were called to the address at 3.30am in response to a report of a male in a common close. They saw the accused asleep and he had to be physically roused by officers because he didn’t wake up when spoken to.

“He was found to be in possession three grams of heroin and a bottle of methadone. He was taken to a police vehicle and was in the rear cell cage when he stood up, took his trousers down and proceeded to defecate.

“He then started to throw faeces around the cage and smeared his head and body.”

Gordon Addison said: “He had overdosed on heroin and became unconscious on that night. He is a product of the care system and has not done well as an adult, developing a heroin habit.

“He has a horrendous record for a man who is only 26-years-old.

The court heard Marshall had been remanded in custody since January 27.

Sheriff Derek Livingston admonished Marshall on the drug possession charges, but stated there was no alternative but to send him to custody for the defecation offence.

Marshall, 86 Lomond Drive, Langlees, was jailed for 170 days and his three year supervised community payback order was allowed to continue.