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Man lunged at Dingwall Tesco staff and threatened to harm their family





Tesco Dingwall. Picture: Gair Fraser.
Tesco Dingwall. Picture: Gair Fraser.

A Muir of Ord man who threatened to harm a Tesco staff member and his family after being suspected of being about to steal from the supermarket will be sentenced next month.

Graeme Gates of Balvaird Terrace had been on remand since October 4 after he was arrested for a series of offences committed two days earlier at the Dingwall store.

Inverness Sheriff Court heard that following being challenged he lunged towards the employees and attempted to engage him in a fight.

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Later that same day, he assaulted a man in Peffery Park by knocking him to the ground where he repeatedly kicked him on the head and struck him on the body all to his injury.

When he was traced and arrested, he spat on one officer and spat saliva and blood on another, and it struck her arm.

Defending, Graham Mann told Sheriff Sara Matheson: "He has reached the stage where reports would not be necessary. But he is likely to be accepted into rehab facilities."

Gates admitted attempted theft, threatening behaviour and three charges of assault.

Sheriff Matheson deferred sentence until February 20 but again remanded him in custody.


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