A DOCKS employee who threw a bottle at police through the Rangers title celebrations has prevented jail.
Graeme Conners, 38, claimed he dedicated the crime to deliver consideration to a girl he believed was being manhandled by officers.
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Hundreds of fellow jubilant Gers followers gathered at Glasgow‘s George Sq. to have a good time the membership’s first Scottish Premiership title win on Could 15, 2021.
The town’s Sheriff Courtroom was informed that there have been supporters and members of the general public “inflicting giant scale acts of violence directed in direction of police.”
An order of dispersal of the sq. and its surrounding areas was made by the commanding officer after 8pm.
CCTV and video footage was later reviewed as a part of a police enquiry.
Prosecutor Carrie Stevens mentioned: “Conners is seen throwing one bottle towards officers earlier than he’s faraway from the plinth of a statue by means of a defend.
“He’s seen to fall over and is thereafter misplaced from view.”
Conners – a primary offender of Kincardine, Fife – later handed himself into police and pled responsible to culpable and reckless conduct.
Garvey McCardle, defending, informed an earlier listening to: “He was not standing on a plinth when he threw the bottle.
“He noticed a girl being eliminated…he was gesturing to a photograph journalist and the lady acquired press protection after she was put to the bottom.
“He noticed it taking place and threw the bottle of coke which went over the police line to remonstrate with these answerable for they did to the lady, then tried to contain the journalist.
“Mr Conners has labored within the docks in Rosyth for years and has been in any respect Rangers matches since.”
Conners was ordered to do 120 hours of unpaid work.
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