A young Angus man who assaulted a train driver and conductor in a drunken Arbroath Station incident has been ordered to carry out 70 hours of unpaid work.
Adam Grant was so drunk that his friends were struggling to get him off the train before an incident which led to him pushing the driver and then spitting on the conductor.
The accused, of Provost Reid Road, Montrose, appeared for sentence before Sheriff Gregor Murray.
Grant had previously admitted two charges relating to the May 2012 incident.
Depute fiscal Hannah Kennedy said Grant, now 23, took offence when he was told to get off the train at Arbroath due to his state of intoxication.
“He was extremely drunk, so much so that his friends were having difficulty getting him up and off the seat.
“He became aggressive to staff when he was asked to leave because he was so drunk.
“He pushed the driver so forcibly that he collided with the window of the train.
“He then spits at the second complainer,” she said.
“Police were called but he had little recollection of events,” added the fiscal.
Defence solicitor Nick Markowski said: “A salient point is the time of the offence May 2012 there has been a fair bit of water under the bridge since then.
“He would apologise to the court and is embarrassed and ashamed by his behaviour.
“He pled guilty and accepted responsibility from the outset and understands it is not the way to behave in public.”
The court heard Grant was previously made the subject of a two-year community payback order for a domestic matter.
Sheriff Murray told him: “This is precisely the type of anti-social behaviour that every person hates.
“You are doing well on your existing CPO therefore I think there is an alternative to prison.”
The sheriff imposed the unpaid work order as part of a 12-month community payback order.