POLICE had to place a spit mask over a man’s mouth during an aggressive rampage which also saw him racially abuse officers.
Allan Kernahan, 30, of Glendeven Place, Dalmuir, was in the dock at Glasgow Sheriff Court for sentencing after he pled guilty from custody to five charges.
The Procurator Fiscal depute told the court that Kernahan turned up at the Lifestyle Express store on Shettleston Road on October 23 at around 3pm to buy alcohol.
Kernahan, who was drunk at the time of the offence, shouted, swore and uttered threats to staff in the shop.
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He staggered outside the shop after his tirade of abuse and repeatedly kicked shutters prompting staff to call the police.
When the police arrived, they arrested him and place him in their vehicle.
During the process, he said to a male officer: “B*****s need to f**k off back to your own country,” before turning to the female constable and calling her a boot and a cow.
He then spat towards the officers which landed on the policeman’s head and the female constable’s body.
The officers applied a spit mask to Kernahan during his transfer to Stewart Street Police Station.
Within the holding area, Kernahan continued to hurl abuse at the male officer using phrases including, “Dirty Fenian black b*****d.”
He also threatened “to get the officer done in.”
Police officers had to then take Kernahan to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary after he said he had taken several tablets.
In the waiting area, he kicked a chair towards a nurse which narrowly missed her.
His defence agent told the court that his client accepted that custody was almost inevitable.
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He added: “There are very significant addiction issues that are not going to disappear overnight.”
Sentencing Sheriff Raymond A McMenamin placed Kernahan under supervision for 18 months,
He was also told to complete 210 hours of unpaid work in the community within 12 months.
The sentence was an alternative to custody.
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