Offender 'brandished broom' during Stenhousemuir incident
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On November 28 last year, Tait brandished a broom, a metal poker and metal tongs as he uttered threats of violence at an address in Ladeside Crescent, Stenhousemuir.
He also admitted resisting police officers – struggling and kicking out at them – in Castings Avenue, Falkirk on December 3, 2021.
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Hide AdThe court heard was in a better frame of mind than he had been in the past.
Martin Morrow, defence solicitor, said: “Today he is lucid, cheerful and entirely co-operative.
Sheriff Derek Livingston described Tait’s behaviour as “quite changeable”.
Earlier in the month he had been taken to the court, but refused to leave the prison van.
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Hide AdSheriff Livingston deferred sentence on Tait, 14 Castings Avenue, Falkirk, until February 17 for reports and he was remanded in custody until that date.