No Christmas spree for Mossbank man

A YOUNG Shetland man faces an alcohol-free festive period after being placed on a curfew at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Monday.

John Hutcheson, of 53 Leaside, Mossbank, was arrested last Friday after reports that he had breached a bail condition not to be drunk in a public place.

On Monday the 21 year old appeared from custody to be accused of not just breaking his bail conditions by getting drunk in the Mid Brae Inn, in Brae, but also shouting, swearing, struggling with bar staff and police officers, uttering threats and spitting.

His unruly behaviour is alleged to have happened in the pub itself, as well as his home, and in a police car and Lerwick police station, where he spent the weekend in the cells.

The case was continued without plea, but Sheriff Graeme Napier imposed a night time curfew forcing Hutcheson to stay at home between 8pm and 7.30am throughout the week until 9 January when he returns to court.

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He also imposed as bail conditions that he does not consume alcohol at all until his next court appearance, submitting to any request by police officers to breathalyse him.

Meanwhile the case against Craig Gow, aged 29, of 12d Harbour Street, Lerwick, was also continued without plea following his arrest on Saturday.

Gow is charged with threatening behaviour, assaulting his partner by knocking her spectacles off her head and reckless damage of a mobile phone, all at his home address.

He has been told not to have contact with his partner until he appears in court again on 9 January.