As excuses go, it’s not great…
‘It’s not dealing’
A Dundee woman told police “it’s not dealing if I’m giving them to friends” after being caught with hundreds of pounds worth of street Valium tablets.
Evelyn McPhee, of Arthurstone Terrace, admitted being concerned in the supply of Etizolam when she appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court.
Police searched the 36-year-old on Dundee High Street on December 22 in 2019 and found 660 tablets.
Officers assessed these to be worth £330.
The Crown has seized £120.85 and a mobile phone with which she was caught at the time.
Sheriff John Rafferty deferred sentence until April 19 for reports.
Pistol whipped
Drug dealer Patrick Barclay pistol whipped a man in his own home and repeatedly fired a “Glock-style” gun. Barclay, 27, from St Andrews, was later found to have drugs and cash at his house.
Michelin Athletic Club lurker
A Dundee man who was seen sneaking into a city sports club with the intent to steal has been fined.
David Cussick admitted being in the curtilage of the city’s Michelin Athletic Club on October 18 in 2020.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard witnesses watched the 40-year-old loitering outside, before clambering through a hole in the fence at around 11.40am.
Officers arrived ten minutes later and a dog handler traced Cussick, of Helmsdale Avenue, in nearby shrubs.
He told police he was looking for his cousin.
His solicitor Jim Caird said: “He’s a man who has quite clear learning difficulties.
“At this point, he had a drug problem and was under the influence of street Valium.
“He can’t remember what he was doing there.
“He’s in a better position now. He’s on a methadone programme.”
Sheriff John Rafferty fined Cussick £190.
‘Revenge porn’ brute
Abusive Nathan McLaren from Perth subjected his partner to a near-two-year campaign of terror and then threatened to release an intimate video of her. He was placed on supervision and unpaid work.
Dundee assault
Thomas Dover will be sentenced after repeatedly punching another man on the head.
Dover attacked the man on Isla Street in Dundee on November 23 last year.
He admitted the assault at Dundee Sheriff Court.
The 39-year-old, of Wellgrove Street, will be sentenced on April 19 after reports are prepared.
The full caseload of the Dundee Crime and Courts Team can be found here.
