A drunken pedestrian put an innocent motorist through a “nasty” ordeal, banging on her car bonnet and leaving a blood spattered window after encountering her at a town junction.
Alexander McMillan dented the front of the woman’s Peugeot as he shouted and swore at her during the Arbroath offence.
The victim’s husband managed to direct police to the 44-year-old in the aftermath of the March offence, but McMillan also challenged him to fight and then had to be handcuffed by police before being taken to the cells.
At Forfar sheriff court, McMillan admitted behaving in a threatening manner at the junction of Hayshead Road and Seaton Road, Arbroath on March 26, striking the bonnet and windows of a car, swearing, gesticulating, challenging others to fight and acting aggressively.
Depute fiscal Kirsten Letford said the incident happened just before 9pm when the woman came up to the junction and tried to look past McMillan and another man, who were standing on the corner and appeared to be under the influence.
“She saw the accused approaching her car and he appeared to be shouting and ranting, then without warning banged both his hands on the bonnet while staring at her in a threatening manner,” said the fiscal.
“She blasted the horn and the accused did not move out of the way, but was pulled away by the man he was with.
“She then drove off but he punched the window with his fist, and afterwards noticed spots of blood on the window,” added Mrs Letford.
When the woman arrived home and revealed the incident to her husband police were called and the husband then went back out in the car and saw the accused near Seaton Road.
McMillan, of Great Michael Road, Arbroath became aware he was being followed and started throwing his arms in the air and challenging him to fight.
The fiscal added: “Police found him clearly under the influence and bleeding from the knuckles of his right hand. “
The court heard £150 of damage was caused to the car bonnet.
Defence solicitor Nick Whelan said: “He does have a record but has been out of trouble for five years.
“He accepts it would not have been nice for the lady in question.”
Deferring sentence until November for reports, Sheriff Euan Edment told McMillan: “It was quite a nasty incident. You are in a serious position.”
