BARRHEAD THUG WARNED IF HE "PUTS A FOOT WRONG" HE'S GOING TO JAIL
A Barrhead man has been warned if he “puts a foot wrong” he will be going to jail after he admitted smashing a window at his mother’s house and stabbing a van.Out-of-control Sean Kerr turned up at his ex-partner’s house in October last year when he repeatedly shouted, swore, made threats and stabbed a van with a knife.
The 28-year-old thug had also smashed a window at his mother’s house and made “derogatory” remarks and threats to kill police officers.
The court heard how police had been aware of a disturbance at a property in Hartfield Crescent in Neilston on June 23, 2023 and Kerr was inside.
The fiscal explained: “Police attended and observed the accused to be sleeping on the sofa and attempts to wake him were unsuccessful.
“A woman explained she wanted the accused removed from the property.
“When police attempted to remove the accused from the property he began to shout and swear towards police officers stating, ‘ya p***y b*****d’ and ‘baldy b*****d’ repeatedly and persistently.
“He also shouted, ‘let me up or I’ll bite your f*****g nose off’ and ‘take these cuffs and I’ll square go you, you baldy b*****d.’ “He further stated, ‘I’ll see you in the street one day and I’ll f*****g kill you.
You won’t know it’s coming, I’ll jump you and I’ll do you in.’ He was taken to Govan police station and processed in the usual manner.
The court then heard on October 12, last year Kerr stabbed a van.
The fiscal explained: “The witness looked out of her window and saw the accused punching and stabbing a van and she contacted the police.
“Another witness looked out and observed the accused waving a large kitchen knife above his head and shouting, ‘get your boyfriend out, I want to see my wains, get your boyfriend out there, do you want stabbed?’ “The accused made off into a woodland area.
“A dog handler attended and traced the accused hiding in the woodland area.
He was taken to Govan police station and held in custody.” Defence agent Robert Mitchell told the court Kerr had gone through “a difficult time in his life” and had turned to alcohol but stated he was “anxious to get his life back on track”.
Sheriff Sukhwinder Gill stated: “You are extremely lucky because I am going to consider alternatives here.” Kerr, of Dovecoathall Crescent, was ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work in the community.
In addition, he was made subject to supervision of the social work department for 18 months with the requirement he undertakes support from alcohol and drug services.
He was also ordered to wear a tag for six months keeping him within his home between 8pm and 6am each day.
Sheriff Gill warned: “Should you breach the order, the matter will come back to me and I will need to start from scratch.
“If you put a foot wrong or step out of line you are going to custody.” A non-harassment order was also put in place preventing Kerr from contacting or approaching his ex-partner for 12 months.
