A MARYHILL man ruined a couple's trip to Glasgow Pram Centre.
At the city's Sheriff Court, Neil Barbour pleaded guilty to acting in an aggressive manner by shouting, swearing, uttering threats of violence and striking a glass door with his hands and feet on September 16, 2015.
The 54-year-old also admitted assaulting a man by seizing him by the clothing, pinning him to the wall and restraining him at the McFarlane Street store during the same incident.
The fiscal depute told the court that a 59-year-old woman and her 61-year-old husband arrived at the pram centre at around 1.45pm.
The accused followed the wife into the main foyer and began to engage in conversation, however was muttering incoherently. After entering into the woman's personal space, Barbour was pulled away by her husband.
The accused then became aggressive, animated and started to scream incoherently.
He got into the face of the man, pinned him against a wall, swore and made threats of violence. He then released the husband from his grasp but continued to scream at the top of his voice.
While outside, he then struck the glass door with his fists and feet as a staff member held the door shut.
He continued his tirade for another few minutes until a member of the warehouse staff removed him from the immediate area and put him on the pavement outside until the police arrived.
Barbour was then arrested and taken to Glasgow Royal in the belief that he was under the influence of a controlled substance. He was later released into police custody.
The accused also admitted resisting arrest in Ashton Lane on June 4, 2016 and failing to appear at court without a reasonable excuse on November 10, 2016 and April 10, 2017.
In defence it was claimed that Barbour had a number of issues, including a history of mental health problems and ongoing alcohol troubles. He was said to be making good progress on another Community Payback Order.
Barbour, of Wyndford Road, was admonished for failing to appear at court on two occasions.
He was placed on a structured deferred sentence for resisting arrest in Ashton Lane and for kicking off at Glasgow Pram Centre.
He will return to court on February 8.
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