Sheriff issues prison warning to Thurso offender
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A SHERIFF has told a Thurso man he will end up in prison if he continues to offend.
The warning was made on Friday to 47-year-old Campbell Freeman who admitted threatening to damage police vehicles at Wick Police Station on November 14. He has previous convictions for similar offences.
Solicitor Neil Wilson said he hoped a community payback order which had been imposed on Freeman would have kept him out of trouble.
“I accept that my optimism was misplaced. His difficulties and troubles are more deeply rooted than I thought,” he told the court.
However, the agent suggested the answer for his client may be a period of supervision and being put on an alcohol awareness course.
Sheriff Andrew Berry noted Freeman, of Ormlie Lodge, seems to stay out of trouble when he is working.
But he told the accused: “You have to understand that I am getting to the point where few options are left to me if you continue to get into trouble.”
The sheriff decided to impose a 12-month supervision order on Freeman and placed him on an alcohol awareness course.
The order will be reviewed on February 17 at which time the sheriff may instruct the accused to carry out some unpaid work in the community.
