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TWO Peterhead fishermen were fined a total of £1,600 after resisting arrest following a fight with door staff at a Lerwick night club in the early hours of Sunday.

Appearing from custody before Lerwick Sheriff Court on Monday, Jamie Reid, of 4 Waterside Place, pled guilty to assaulting door staff at Posers’ nightclub, while William Buchan admitted assaulting a police officer at the nearby Hillhead car park.

Both also admitted struggling with two police officers and resisting arrest.

The court heard how the trouble started when 40 year old Reid was told he could not leave Posers with a can of beer in his hand. His response was to assault the door man and pull him down to the ground.

The struggle continued in the Hillhead car park, when further assistance was called in after Reid’s 19 year old crew mate William Buchan got involved by assaulting one of the police officers who had been summoned.

Both were eventually arrested, charged and kept in the cells until Monday’s court hearing.

Defence solicitor Tommy Allan said both his clients had acted out of character and had already apologised to the police officer who sustained some minor injuries from the struggle.

Neither had any great recollection of what had happened and felt ashamed, he said.

The court also heard that their boat had meanwhile left Lerwick harbour on another fishing trip

Honorary sheriff Malcolm Bell fined them £800 each.

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